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World League
Men's European League
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Days of the month
= July 31, 2011 (Sunday)
=Auto racing
Formula One:
Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyoród, Hungary: (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)
Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 234 points (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 149 (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 146
Sprint Cup Series:
Brickyard 400 in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Paul Menard (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Regan Smith (Chevrolet; Furniture Row Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 682 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 671 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 670
World Touring Car Championship:
Race of Germany in Oschersleben:
Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (Lukoil – SUNRED; SEAT León)
Race 2: (1) Franz Engstler (GER) (Engstler Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (2) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Tarquini
Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 289 points (2) Muller 283 (3) Menu 220
Basketball
FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Puerto Montt, Chile:
3rd place game: Australia 67–70 Brazil
Final: Spain 46–69 United States
The United States win the title for the fourth consecutive time, and fifth time overall.
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Wrocław, Poland:
Bronze medal game: Italy 65–69 Turkey
Final: Spain 71–65 Serbia
Spain win the title for the first time since 2004, and third time overall.
Cricket
India in England:
2nd Test in Nottingham, day 3: England 221 & 441/6 (101 overs; Ian Bell 159); India 288. England lead by 374 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
In Nairobi, day 4: United Arab Emirates 213 & 439/8d; Kenya 219 & 167 (61.1 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 266 runs.
Cycling
UCI World Tour:
Tour de Pologne, stage 1: Marcel Kittel (GER) (Skil–Shimano) 2h 07' 26" Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (BMC Racing Team) s.t. Francesco Chicchi (ITA) (Quick-Step) s.t.
General classification (after stage 1): (1) Kittel 2h 07' 16" (2) Kristoff + 4" (3) Adrian Kurek (POL) (Team Poland BGŻ) + 5"
UCI Women's Road World Cup:
Open de Suède Vårgårda, Road Race: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Nederland Bloeit) 3h 19' 49" Ellen van Dijk (NED) (HTC–Highroad Women) s.t. Nicole Cooke (GBR) s.t.
Equestrianism
Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom:
Show jumping – King Georges V Gold Cup (Grand Prix) (CSIO 5*): Kent Farrington (USA) on Uceko Robert Smith (GBR) on Talan Leon Thijssen (NED) on Tyson
Dressage – World Dressage Masters (CDI 5*):
Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final): Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival Carl Hester (GBR) on Uthopia Emma Hindle (GBR) on Lancet
Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final): Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) on Valegro Leida Collins-Strijk (NED) on On Top Sander Marijnissen (NED) on Moedwil
Extreme sports
X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street: Julian Christianson 88.33 Brendon Villanueva 86.66 Dan Coe 80.00
RallyCross: Brian Deegan 5:02.585 Tanner Foust 5:08.816 Marcus Grönholm (FIN) 5:09.213
BMX Street: Garrett Reynolds 92 Dennis Enarson 85 Dakota Roche 84
Skateboard Game of SK8: Ryan Decenzo (CAN) Brandon Westgate Silas Baxter-Neal
Men's Moto X Enduro: Taddy Blazusiak (POL) 9:06.439 Mike Brown 9:20.930 Justin Soule 9:33.448
Women's Moto X Enduro: Maria Forsberg 8:31.375 Tarah Gieger (PUR) 9:37.734 Kacy Martinez 10:01.286
Football (soccer)
FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia:
Group C in Manizales:
Costa Rica 1–4 Spain
Australia 1–1 Ecuador
Group D in Armenia:
Nigeria 5–0 Guatemala
Croatia 0–2 Saudi Arabia
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, Switzerland:
Third place match: Iceland 2–8 Germany
Final: Spain 1–0 France
Spain win the title for the second successive time.
CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage, Matchday 2:
Group A:
Inter Luanda 1–0 ASEC Mimosas
Club Africain 0–0 Kaduna United
Standings (after 2 matches): Inter Luanda 4 points, Club Africain, Kaduna United 2, ASEC Mimosas 1.
Group B: Motema Pembe 1–1 Maghreb de Fès
Standings (after 2 matches): Sunshine Stars 6 points, Maghreb de Fès 4, Motema Pembe 1, JS Kabylie 0.
Golf
Women's majors:
Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
Leaderboard after final round: (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 272 (−16) (2) Brittany Lang (USA) 276 (−12) (3) Sophie Gustafson (SWE) 277 (−11)
Tseng wins her second consecutive British Open, for her second major of the year, and fifth of her career.
Senior majors:
U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
Leaderboard after final round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 269 (−15) (2) Mark O'Meara 272 (−12) (3) Mark Calcavecchia 273 (−11)
Browne wins his first senior major.
PGA Tour:
Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia:
Winner: Scott Stallings (USA) 270 (−10)PO
Stallings defeats Bob Estes (USA) & Bill Haas (USA) on the first playoff hole to win his first PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
Irish Open in Killarney, Ireland:
Winner: Simon Dyson (ENG) 269 (−15)
Dyson wins his fifth European Tour title.
Motorcycle racing
Superbike:
Silverstone World Championship round in Silverstone, Great Britain:
Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R) (2) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Laverty (3) Melandri
Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 343 points (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) 281 (3) Melandri 272
Supersport:
Silverstone World Championship round in Silverstone, Great Britain: (1) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) David Salom (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) Fabien Foret (FRA) (Honda CBR600RR)
Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 12 rounds): (1) Davies 146 points (2) Salom 104 (3) Foret 101
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 50m breaststroke: Jessica Hardy (USA) 30.19 Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) 30.49 Rebecca Soni (USA) 30.58
Hardy wins the event for the second time.
Men's 400m individual medley: Ryan Lochte (USA) 4:07.13 Tyler Clary (USA) 4:11.17 Yuya Horihata (JPN) 4:11.98
Lochte wins the event for the second successive time, and his fifth title of the championships and twelfth world title overall.
Women's 50m freestyle: Therese Alshammar (SWE) 24.14 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 24.27 Marleen Veldhuis (NED) 24.49
Alshammar wins her second world title, and becomes the oldest woman to win an individual title at the age of 33.
Men's 50m backstroke: Liam Tancock (GBR) 24.50 Camille Lacourt (FRA) 24.57 Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) 24.66
Tancock wins the event for the second successive time.
Men's 1500m freestyle: Sun Yang (CHN) 14:34.14 (WR) Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 14:44.46 Gergő Kis (HUN) 14:45.66
Sun wins his second title of the championships.
Sun breaks the longest-standing long-course world record previously held by Grant Hackett (AUS) from July 2001.
Women's 400m individual medley: Elizabeth Beisel (USA) 4:31.78 Hannah Miley (GBR) 4:34.22 Stephanie Rice (AUS) 4:34.23
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay: United States (Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) 3:32.06 Australia (Hayden Stoeckel, Brenton Rickard, Geoff Huegill, James Magnussen) 3:32.26 Germany (Helge Meeuw, Hendrik Feldwehr, Benjamin Starke, Paul Biedermann) 3:32.60
Phelps wins the event for the fourth time, and his fourth title of the championships and 26th world title overall.
Gangloff wins the event for the third time.
Adrian wins the event for the second successive time and his third world title.
Tennis
ATP World Tour:
Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad in Gstaad, Switzerland:
Final: Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Granollers wins his second ATP Tour title, and first since 2008.
Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, United States:
Final: Ernests Gulbis (LAT) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Gulbis wins his second ATP Tour title.
Studena Croatia Open in Umag, Croatia:
Final: Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Dolgopolov wins his first ATP Tour title.
WTA Tour:
Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States:
Final: Serena Williams (USA) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5, 6–1
Williams wins her 38th career title.
Citi Open in Washington, D.C., United States:
Final: Nadia Petrova (RUS) def. Shahar Pe'er (ISR) 7–5, 6–2
Petrova wins her tenth WTA Tour title, and first since 2008.
Volleyball
FIVB Women's Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru:
3rd place match: China 3–1 United States
Final: Italy 3–1 Brazil
Italy win the title for the first time.
= July 30, 2011 (Saturday)
=Auto racing
Nationwide Series:
Kroger 200 in Clermont, Indiana: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) James Buescher (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 34 races): (1) Stenhouse Jr. 740 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 737 (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 716
World Rally Championship:
Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC)
Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 171 points (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 144 (3) Ogier 140
Cricket
India in England:
2nd Test in Nottingham, day 2: England 221 & 24/1 (11 overs); India 288 (91.1 overs; Rahul Dravid 117, Stuart Broad 6/46). England trail by 43 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Broad bowls the 39th hat-trick in Test cricket, claiming the wickets of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar. Broad becomes the twelfth Englishman to achieve a hat-trick and the first since Ryan Sidebottom in 2008.
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
In Nairobi, day 3: United Arab Emirates 213 & 439/8d (114.2 overs; Saqib Ali 153, Khurram Khan 113, Amjad Javed 100); Kenya 219 & 76/4 (25 overs). Kenya require another 358 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
Cycling
UCI World Tour:
Clásica de San Sebastián: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 5h 48' 52" Carlos Barredo (ESP) (Rabobank) + 12" Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team) + 14"
UCI World Tour standings (after 18 of 27 races): (1) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 574 points (2) Gilbert 482 (3) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 471
Extreme sports
X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
BMX Park: Daniel Dhers (VEN) 81 Dennis Enarson 81 Scotty Cranmer 72
Rally Car Racing: Liam Doran (GBR) Marcus Grönholm (FIN) David Higgins (GBR)
Skateboard Street: Nyjah Huston 91.66 Luan Oliveira (BRA) 91.00 Ryan Sheckler 89.00
Women's Moto X Racing: Vicki Golden 3:43.258 Tarah Gieger (PUR) 3:47.636 Livia Lancelot (FRA) 3:54.441
Skateboard Vert: Shaun White 93.00 Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN) 91.66 Bucky Lasek 87.66
Moto X Speed & Style: Nate Adams 90.00 Mike Mason 88.53 Ronnie Faisst 91.01
Football (soccer)
FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia:
Group A in Bogotá:
Mali 0–2 South Korea
Colombia 4–1 France
Group B in Cali:
Cameroon 1–1 New Zealand
Portugal 0–0 Uruguay
CAF Champions League Group stage, Matchday 2:
Group A: Coton Sport 2–3 Enyimba
Standings (after 2 matches): Enyimba, Al-Hilal 4 points, Coton Sport, Raja Casablanca 1.
Group B:
Wydad Casablanca 4–0 MC Alger
Espérance ST 1–0 Al-Ahly
Standings (after 2 matches): Wydad Casablanca, Espérance ST 4 points, Al-Ahly, MC Alger 1.
Golf
Women's majors:
Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
Leaderboard after third round: (1) Caroline Masson (GER) 201 (−15) (2) Yani Tseng (TWN) 203 (−13) (T3) Catriona Matthew (SCO) & Inbee Park (KOR) 207 (−9)
Senior majors:
U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
Leaderboard after third round (USA unless stated): (1) Olin Browne 198 (−15) (2) Mark O'Meara 200 (−13) (T3) Mark Calcavecchia, Peter Senior (AUS), Joey Sindelar & Jeff Sluman 204 (−9)
Handball
Men's Junior World Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece:
3rd place game: Tunisia 24–18 Egypt
Final: Germany 27–18 Denmark
Germany win the title for the second successive time.
Mixed martial arts
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States:
Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson (USA) def. Fedor Emelianenko (RUS) via TKO (punches)
Women's Welterweight Championship bout: Miesha Tate (USA) def. Marloes Coenen (NED) (c) via submission (arm triangle)
Middleweight bout: Tim Kennedy (USA) def. Robbie Lawler (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley (USA) def. Paul Daley (ENG) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Scott Smith (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
Rugby union
Tri Nations Series:
New Zealand 40–7 South Africa in Wellington
The All Blacks' Dan Carter reclaims the career lead in Test points from England's Jonny Wilkinson.
Standings: New Zealand, Australia 5 points (1 match), South Africa 0 (2)
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 50m butterfly: Inge Dekker (NED) 25.71 Therese Alshammar (SWE) 25.76 Mélanie Henique (FRA) 25.86
Dekker wins her second title of the championships and third world title overall.
Men's 50m freestyle: César Cielo (BRA) 21.52 Luca Dotto (ITA) 21.90 Alain Bernard (FRA) 21.92
Cielo wins the event for the second successive time, and his second title of the championships and fourth world title overall.
Women's 200m backstroke: Missy Franklin (USA) 2:05.10 (AM) Belinda Hocking (AUS) 2:06.06 Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:07.78
Franklin wins her second title of the championships.
Men's 100m butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) 50.71 Konrad Czerniak (POL) 51.15 Tyler McGill (USA) 51.26
Phelps wins the event for the third successive time, and his third title of the championships and 25th world title overall.
Women's 800m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington (GBR) 8:17.51 Lotte Friis (DEN) 8:18.20 Kate Ziegler (USA) 8:23.36
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay: United States (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Franklin) 3:52.36 China (Zhao Jing, Ji Liping, Lu Ying, Tang Yi) 3:55.61 Australia (Hocking, Leisel Jones, Alicia Coutts, Merindah Dingjan) 3:57.13
The United States win the event for the first time since 1998.
Coughlin wins her sixth world title.
Soni wins her third title of the championships and fourth world title overall.
Vollmer wins her second title of the championships and third world title overall.
Franklin wins her third title of the championships.
Volleyball
Asian Men's Club Championship in Palembang, Indonesia:
3rd place match: Osaka Blazers Sakai 0–3 Shanghai Tang Dynasty
Final: Almaty 0–3 Paykan Tehran
Paykan Tehran win the title for the sixth successive time and seventh time overall.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's tournament:
7th place game: Germany 5–8 Montenegro
5th place game: United States 10–11 Spain
Bronze medal game: Hungary 11–12 Croatia
Gold medal game: Serbia 7–8 Italy
Italy win the title for the third time.
= July 29, 2011 (Friday)
=Athletics
Samsung Diamond League:
DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden:
Men:
110m hurdles: Jason Richardson (USA) 13.17
200m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03
400m: Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 44.69
1500m: Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:33.94
3000m steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:05.92
Discus throw: Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 65.05m
High jump: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.34m
Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.43m
Long jump: Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.54m
Women:
100m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 11.15
400m hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.74
800m: Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.21
5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:20.87
Pole vault: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.76m
Triple jump: Olha Saladukha (UKR) 15.06m
Cricket
India in England:
2nd Test in Nottingham, day 1: England 221 (68.4 overs); India 24/1 (15 overs). India trail by 197 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
In Nairobi, day 2: United Arab Emirates 213 & 155/3 (46 overs); Kenya 219 (70.5 overs). United Arab Emirates lead by 149 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
Cycling
UCI Women's Road World Cup:
Open de Suède Vårgårda, Team Time Trial: | HTC–Highroad Women Ellen van Dijk, Judith Arndt, Charlotte Becker, Amber Neben AA-Drink Cycling Team Lucinda Brand, Linda Melanie Villumsen, Kirsten Wild, Trixi Worrack Garmin–Cervélo Elizabeth Armitstead, Noemi Cantele, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley, Iris Slapendel
Equestrianism
Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom:
Show jumping – FEI Nations Cup:
Nations Cup of the United Kingdom (CSIO 5*): Germany (Janne Friederike Meyer, Holger Wulschner, Philipp Weishaupt, Marcus Ehning) France (Olivier Guillon, Roger-Yves Bost, Pénélope Leprevost, Kevin Staut) United States (Christine McCrea, Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden)
Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) Netherlands 42 points (2) Germany 37 (3) Ireland 32.5
Extreme sports
X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
Women's Skateboard Street: Marisa Dal Santo 88.00 Alexis Sablone 84.33 Leticia Bufoni (BRA) 78.00
Moto X Freestyle: Nate Adams 91 Adam Jones 86 Dany Torres (ESP) 86
BMX Vert: Jamie Bestwick (GBR) 92 Steve McCann (AUS) 90 Vince Byron (AUS) 79
Bestwick wins the gold for the fifth consecutive year.
Skateboarding Big Air: Bob Burnquist (BRA) 92.66 Adam Taylor 89.66 Edgard Pereira (BRA) 87.00
Football (soccer)
FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia:
Group E:
Austria 0–0 Panama in Cartagena
Brazil 1–1 Egypt in Barranquilla
Group F in Medellín:
England 0–0 North Korea
Argentina 1–0 Mexico
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania:
Semifinals:
Czech Republic 4–2 Serbia in Mogoşoaia
Spain 5–0 Republic of Ireland in Chiajna
CAF Champions League Group stage, Matchday 2:
Group A: Al-Hilal 1–0 Raja Casablanca
Standings: Al-Hilal 4 points (2 matches), Enyimba, Coton Sport 1 (1), Raja Casablanca 1 (2).
CAF Confederation Cup Group stage, Matchday 2:
Group B: JS Kabylie 1–2 Sunshine Stars
Standings: Sunshine Stars 6 points (2 matches), Maghreb de Fès 3 (1), JS Kabylie 0 (2), Motema Pembe 0 (1).
Golf
Women's majors:
Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
Leaderboard after second round: (1) Caroline Masson (GER) 133 (−11) (T2) Meena Lee (KOR) & Inbee Park (KOR) 134 (−10)
Senior majors:
U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
Leaderboard after second round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 133 (−9) (2) Mark O'Meara 134 (−8) (T3) Michael Allen, Mark Calcavecchia & Joey Sindelar 135 (−7)
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 100m freestyle: Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) & Aleksandra Gerasimenya (BLR) 53.45 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 53.66
Men's 200m backstroke: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:52.96 Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 1:54.11 Tyler Clary (USA) 1:54.69
Lochte wins the event for the second time, and his third title of the championships and tenth world title overall.
Women's 200m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni (USA) 2:21.47 Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) 2:22.22 Martha McCabe (CAN) 2:24.81
Soni wins her second title of the championships, and third world title overall.
Men's 200m breaststroke: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2:08.41 Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2:08.63 Christian vom Lehn (GER) 2:09.06
Gyurta wins the event for the second successive time.
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: United States (Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, Lochte) 7:02.67 France (Yannick Agnel, Grégory Mallet, Jérémy Stravius, Fabien Gilot) 7:04.81 China (Wang Shun, Zhang Lin, Li Yunqi, Sun Yang) 7:05.67
The United States win the event for the fourth successive time, with Phelps, Lochte and Vanderkaay among the winning teams.
Phelps wins his second title of the championships and 24th world title overall.
Lochte wins his fourth title of the championships and 11th world title overall.
Berens wins the event for the second successive time and his third world title overall.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's tournament:
7th place game: Canada 7–8 Netherlands
5th place game: United States 5–10 Australia
Bronze medal game: Russia 8–7 Italy
Gold medal game: China 8–9 Greece
Greece win the title for the first time.
= July 28, 2011 (Thursday)
=Athletics
Samsung Diamond League:
DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden:
Men's shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.70m
Women's shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.57m
Cricket
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
In Nairobi, day 1: United Arab Emirates 213 (67.3 overs); Kenya 91/3 (22.5 overs). Kenya trail by 122 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Extreme sports
X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
Moto X Step Up: Matt Buyten 37' 0" Ronnie Renner 35' 6" Myles Richmond & Brian Deegan 35' 6"
Skateboard Park: Raven Tershy 82 Pedro Barros (BRA) 81 Ben Hatchell 75
Moto X Best Whip: Jeremy Stenberg 27% Todd Potter 24% Jarryd McNeil (AUS) 22%
Moto X Best Trick: Jackson Strong (AUS) 95.66 Cam Sinclair (AUS) 94.66 Josh Sheehan (AUS) 93.33
BMX Freestyle Big Air: Steve McCann (AUS) 91.66 Vince Byron (AUS) 90.66 Chad Kagy 89.33
Football (soccer)
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Second round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Myanmar 0–2 (0–2) Oman — Match abandoned after 40 minutes due to crowd trouble.
Nepal 1–1 (0–9) Jordan. Jordan win 10–1 on aggregate.
Laos 1–6 (2–7) China. China PR win 13–3 on aggregate.
Philippines 1–2 (0–3) Kuwait. Kuwait win 5–1 on aggregate.
Tajikistan 0–4 (1–2) Syria. Syria win 6–1 on aggregate.
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 (0–4) Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan win 7–0 on aggregate.
Bangladesh 2–0 (0–4) Lebanon. Lebanon win 4–2 on aggregate.
Indonesia 4–3 (1–1) Turkmenistan. Indonesia win 5–4 on aggregate.
Hong Kong 0–5 (0–3) Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia win 8–0 on aggregate.
Vietnam 2–1 (0–3) Qatar. Qatar win 4–2 on aggregate.
Malaysia 1–1 (3–5) Singapore. Singapore win 6–4 on aggregate.
India 2–2 (0–3) United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates win 5–2 on aggregate.
Palestine 2–2 (0–1) Thailand. Thailand win 3–2 on aggregate.
Maldives 0–1 (0–4) Iran. Iran win 5–0 on aggregate.
Yemen 0–0 (0–2) Iraq in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Iraq win 2–0 on aggregate.
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, Switzerland:
Semifinals:
Iceland 0–4 Spain
Germany 2–2 (5–6 pen.) France
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first leg:
Śląsk Wrocław 0–0 Lokomotiv Sofia
AEK Larnaca 3–0 Mladá Boleslav
Ventspils 1–2 Red Star Belgrade
Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 Aktobe
Karpaty Lviv 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic
Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Austria Wien
Aalesund 4–0 Elfsborg
Metalurgist Rustavi 2–5 Rennes
Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Senica
Anorthosis 0–2 Rabotnički
Sparta Prague 5–0 Sarajevo
Vorskla Poltava 0–0 Sligo Rovers
Vålerenga 0–2 PAOK
Young Boys 3–1 Westerlo
Bursaspor 2–1 Gomel
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0 Vaduz
Omonia 3–0 ADO Den Haag
Split 0–0 Fulham
Levski Sofia 2–1 Spartak Trnava
AZ Alkmaar 2–0 Jablonec
Gaziantepspor 0–1 Legia Warsaw
Dinamo București 2–2 Varaždin
Differdange 03 0–3 Olympiakos Volou
Paks 1–1 Heart of Midlothian
Željezničar 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Club Brugge 4–1 Qarabağ
Mainz 05 1–1 Gaz Metan Mediaș
Palermo 2–2 Thun
Stoke City 1–0 Hajduk Split
Nacional 3–0 Häcken
Atlético Madrid 2–1 Strømsgodset
Midtjylland 0–0 Vitória Guimarães
Ried 2–0 Brøndby
KR Reykjavík 1–4 Dinamo Tbilisi
CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg:
Morelia 5–0 Tempête
Alianza 0–1 FC Dallas
Motagua 4–0 Municipal
Golf
Women's majors:
Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
Leaderboard after first round: (1) Meena Lee (KOR) 65 (−7) (2) Brittany Lincicome (USA) 67 (−5) (T3) Sophie Gustafson (SWE), Caroline Masson (GER), Angela Stanford (USA) & Amy Yang (KOR) 68 (−4)
Senior majors:
U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
Leaderboard after first round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 64 (−7) (T2) Michael Allen & Mark O'Meara 66 (−5)
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 200m individual medley: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.00 (WR) Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.16 László Cseh (HUN) 1:57.69
Lochte wins the event for the second successive time, and his second title of the championships and ninth world title overall.
Lochte breaks his own world record by 0.10 seconds and sets the first long-course world record since non-textile swimsuits were outlawed at the end of 2009.
Men's 100m freestyle: James Magnussen (AUS) 47.63 Brent Hayden (CAN) 47.95 William Meynard (FRA) 48.00
Magnussen wins his second title of the championships.
Women's 200m butterfly: Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 2:05.55 Ellen Gandy (GBR) 2:05.59 Liu Zige (CHN) 2:05.90
Jiao wins her second world championship title.
Women's 50m backstroke: Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) 27.79 Aya Terakawa (JPN) 27.93 Missy Franklin (USA) 28.01
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: United States (Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt) 7:46.14 Australia (Bronte Barratt, Blair Evans, Angie Bainbridge, Kylie Palmer) 7:47.42 China (Chen Qian, Pang Jiaying, Liu Jing, Tang Yi) 7:47.66
Hoff wins her seventh world championship title.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's tournament:
Semifinals:
Hungary 14–15 Serbia
Croatia 8–9 Italy
Classification 5–8 Semifinals:
United States 9–8 Germany
Montenegro 9–10 Spain
11th place game: Romania 15–18 Japan
9th place game: Canada 6–8 Australia
= July 27, 2011 (Wednesday)
=American football
The University of North Carolina fires head coach Butch Davis after four seasons, in the midst of an NCAA investigation.
Baseball
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Ervin Santana pitches the third no-hitter of the season, the first solo no-hitter by an Angels pitcher since Mike Witt's perfect game in 1984 and the first non-shutout no-hitter since Darryl Kile in 1993.
Football (soccer)
UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first leg:
HJK Helsinki 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb
Copenhagen 1–0 Shamrock Rovers
Odense 1–1 Panathinaikos
Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Maribor
Standard Liège 1–1 Zürich
Rosenborg 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň
Benfica 2–0 Trabzonspor
CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg:
Toronto FC 2–1 Real Estelí
Isidro Metapán 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Santos Laguna 3–1 Olimpia
2011 MLS All-Star Game in Harrison, New Jersey: MLS All-Stars 0–4 Manchester United
Trophée des Champions in Tangier, Morocco: Lille 4–5 Marseille
Marseille win the title for the second time.
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 200m butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) 1:53.34 Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 1:54.01 Wu Peng (CHN) 1:54.67
Phelps wins the event for a record fifth time and his 23rd world championship title.
Women's 200m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:55.58 Kylie Palmer (AUS) 1:56.04 Camille Muffat (FRA) 1:56.10
Pellegrini wins the event for the second time and her fourth world championship title.
Men's 800m freestyle: Sun Yang (CHN) 7:38.47 Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 7:41.86 Gergő Kis (HUN) 7:44.94
Men's 50m breaststroke: Felipe França Silva (BRA) 27.01 Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) 27.17 Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 27.19
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's tournament:
Semifinals:
Greece 14–11 Italy
Russia 12–13 China
Greece and China reach the final for the first time.
Classification 5–8 Semifinals:
United States 8–4 Canada
Netherlands 7–12 Australia
11th place game: New Zealand 7–15 Spain
9th place game: Cuba 7–12 Hungary
= July 26, 2011 (Tuesday)
=Cricket
ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day, round 1:
4th Match in Nairobi: Kenya 230/9 (50 overs; Rakep Patel 124); United Arab Emirates 233/6 (46.4 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 4 wickets.
Football (soccer)
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania (teams in bold advance to semifinals):
Group A:
Czech Republic 1–0 Greece in Mogoşoaia
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Romania in Berceni
Final standings: Czech Republic 9 points, Republic of Ireland 4, Greece 3, Romania 1.
Group B:
Turkey 3–0 Spain in Chiajna
Belgium 1–1 Serbia in Buftea
Final standings: Spain 6 points, Serbia, Turkey 4, Belgium 2.
UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first leg:
Zestafoni 1–1 Sturm Graz
Ekranas 0–0 BATE Borisov
APOEL 0–0 Slovan Bratislava
Litex Lovech 1–2 Wisła Kraków
Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 Rubin Kazan
Genk 2–1 Partizan
Rangers 0–1 Malmö FF
Twente 2–0 Vaslui
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first leg: Bnei Yehuda 1–0 Helsingborg
CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg:
San Francisco 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC
Herediano 8–0 Alpha United
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 200m freestyle: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:44.44 Michael Phelps (USA) 1:44.79 Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:44.88
Lochte wins his eighth world championship title.
Women's 100m backstroke: Zhao Jing (CHN) 59.05 Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) 59.06 Natalie Coughlin (USA) 59.15
Zhao wins her third world championship title.
Women's 1500m freestyle: Lotte Friis (DEN) 15:49.59 Kate Ziegler (USA) 15:55.60 Li Xuanxu (CHN) 15:58.02
Friis wins her second world championship title.
Men's 100m backstroke: Camille Lacourt (FRA) & Jérémy Stravius (FRA) 52.76 Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 52.98
Women's 100m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni (USA) 1:05.05 Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:06.25 Ji Liping (CHN) 1:06.52
Soni wins the event for the second successive time.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's tournament:
Quarterfinals (winners qualify for 2012 Olympics):
Hungary 9–8 United States
Serbia 9–4 Germany
Croatia 9–6 Montenegro
Italy 10–6 Spain
Classification 9–12 Semifinals:
Romania 8–12 Canada
Australia 15–9 Japan
13th place game: Kazakhstan 9–7 Brazil
15th place game: China 9–4 South Africa
= July 25, 2011 (Monday)
=Cricket
India in England:
1st Test in London, day 5: England 474/8d & 269/6d; India 286 & 261 (96.3 overs; James Anderson 5/65). England win by 196 runs; lead 4-match series 1–0.
ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day, round 1:
3rd Match in Nairobi: Kenya 210 (49.3 overs; Shoaib Sarwar 5/23); United Arab Emirates 119/8 (35/35 overs; Rajesh Bhudia 5/21). Kenya win by 66 runs (D/L).
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 100m butterfly: Dana Vollmer (USA) 56.87 Alicia Coutts (AUS) 56.94 Lu Ying (CHN) 57.06
Vollmer wins her second world championship title.
Men's 50m butterfly: César Cielo (BRA) 23.10 Matt Targett (AUS) 23.28 Geoff Huegill (AUS) 23.35
Cielo wins his third world championship title.
Women's 200m individual medley: Ye Shiwen (CHN) 2:08.90 Alicia Coutts (AUS) 2:09.00 Ariana Kukors (USA) 2:09.12
Men's 100m breaststroke: Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) 58.71 Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) 59.42 Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 59.49
Dale Oen becomes the first Norwegian world champion in swimming.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's tournament:
Quarterfinals:
United States 7–9 Russia
Greece 12–10 Netherlands
Italy 14–12 Australia
Canada 7–9 China
Classification 9–12 Semifinals:
New Zealand 10–11 Cuba
Hungary 17–13 Spain
15th place game: Uzbekistan 5–6 South Africa
13th place game: Kazakhstan 9–5 Brazil
= July 24, 2011 (Sunday)
=Athletics
European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia:
Men's 800m: Pierre-Ambroise Bossé (FRA) 1:47.14 Zan Rudolf (SLO) 1:47.73 Johan Rogestedt (SWE) 1:47.88
Men's 400m hurdles: Varg Königsmark (GER) 49.70 Stef Vanhaeren (BEL) 50.01 José Reynaldo Bencosme (ITA) 50.30
Men's 3000m steeplechase: Ilgizar Safiullin (RUS) 8:37.94 Muhammet Emin Tan (TUR) 8:46.74 Martin Grau (GER) 8:48.79
Men's 4 × 100 m relay: France (Vincent Michalet, Jimmy Vicaut, Jeffrey John, Ken Romain) 39.35 Great Britain (Dannish Walker-Khan, Sam Watts, Adam Gemili, David Bolarinwa) 39.48 Poland (Konrad Donczew, Kamil Supiński, Kamil Bijowski, Tomasz Kluczynski) 40.42
Men's 4 × 400 m relay: Italy (Michele Tricca, Paolo Danesini, Alberto Rontini, Marco Lorenzi) 3:06.46 Russia (Evgeny Khokhlov, Radel Kashefrazov, Denis Nesmashnyy, Nikita Uglov) 3:07.47 Germany (Königsmark, Lukas Schmitz, Lukas Hamich, Johannes Trefz) 3:08.56
Men's pole vault: Emile Denecker (FRA) 5.50m Kévin Ménaldo (FRA) 5.50m Didac Salas (ESP) 5.40m
Men's triple jump: Alexander Yurchenko (RUS) 16.31m Murad Ibadullayev (AZE) 16.25m Georgi Tsonov (BUL) 15.90m
Men's discus throw: Lukas Weisshaidinger (AUT) 63.83m Danijel Furtula (MNE) 63.54m Benedikt Stienen (GER) 62.33m
Men's decathlon: Kevin Mayer (FRA) 8124 points Matthias Brugger (GER) 7853 Johannes Hock (GER) 7806
Women's 1500m: Amela Terzic (SRB) 4:15.40 Ciara Mageean (IRL) 4:16.82 Ioana Doaga (ROM) 4:20.73
Women's 5000m: Esma Aydemir (TUR) 16:12.16 Emelia Gorecka (GBR) 16:13.04 Annabel Gummow (GBR) 16:14.62
Women's 400m hurdles: Vera Rudakova (RUS) 57.24 Aurélie Chaboudez (FRA) 57.35 Maëva Contion (FRA) 58.03
Women's 4 × 100 m relay: Germany (Alexandra Burghardt, Katharina Grompe, Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Anna-Lena Freese) 43.42 Italy (Oriana De Fazio, Irene Siragusa, Anna Bongiorni, Gloria Hooper) 44.52 Great Britain (Marylyn Nwawulor, Bianca Williams, Jennie Batten, Jodie Williams) 45.00
Women's 4 × 400 m relay: Great Britain (Katie Kirk, Lucy James, Amelia Clifford, Kirsten Mcaslan) 3:35.29 Poland (Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Malgorzata Holub, Justyna Swiety, Magdalena Gorzkowska) 3:35.35 Germany (Sabrina Häfele, Stefanie Gotzhein, Kim Carina Schmidt, Christina Zwirner) 3:36.26
Women's high jump: Mariya Kuchina (RUS) 1.95m Airinė Palšytė (LTU) 1.91m Nadja Kampschulte (GER) 1.88m
Women's long jump: Lena Malkus (GER) 6.40m Alina Rotaru (ROM) 6.36m Polina Yurchenko (RUS) 6.11m
Women's javelin throw: Liina Laasma (EST) 55.99m Līna Mūze (LAT) 55.83m Laura Henkel (GER) 55.37m
Auto racing
Formula One:
German Grand Prix in Nürburg, Germany: (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull–Renault)
Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 19 races): (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 216 points (2) Webber 139 (3) Hamilton 134
IndyCar Series:
Honda Indy Edmonton in Edmonton: (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (2) Hélio Castroneves (BRA) (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 388 points (2) Power 350 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 282
Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series:
Game 3 in Sendai: Pacific League 5, Central League 0. Pacific League win series 2–1.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters first baseman Atsunori Inaba is named game MVP with three hits and three RBIs.
Basketball
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Bilbao, Spain:
Bronze medal game: France 66–50 Russia
Final: Italy 70–82 Spain
Spain win the title for the first time.
Cricket
India in England:
1st Test in London, day 4: England 474/8d & 269/6d (71 overs; Matt Prior 103*); India 286 & 80/1 (27 overs). India require another 378 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 21: Mark Cavendish (GBR) (HTC–Highroad) 2h 27' 02" Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t. André Greipel (GER) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) s.t.
Cavendish wins the Champs-Élysées stage for the third straight year, further extending his record. His victory also secures the points classification for the first time.
Final general classification: (1) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 86h 12' 22" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 34" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 2' 30"
Evans becomes the first Australian to win a Grand Tour.
UCI World Tour standings (after 17 of 27 races): (1) Evans 574 points (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 471 (3) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 402
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 10 m platform: Qiu Bo (CHN) 585.45 David Boudia (USA) 544.25 Sascha Klein (GER) 534.50
China win all ten titles.
Qiu wins his second title of the championships.
Football (soccer)
Copa América in Argentina:
Final in Buenos Aires: Uruguay 3–0 Paraguay
Uruguay win the title for a record 15th time.
Golf
Senior majors:
The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England:
Leaderboard after final round (all USA): (1) Russ Cochran 276 (−12) (2) Mark Calcavecchia 278 (−10) (T3) Corey Pavin & Tom Watson 279 (−9)
Cochran wins his first senior major title.
PGA Tour:
RBC Canadian Open in Vancouver:
Winner: Sean O'Hair (USA) 276 (−4)PO
O'Hair defeats Kris Blanks (USA) on the first playoff hole, to win his fourth PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
Nordea Scandinavian Masters in Upplands-Bro, Sweden:
Winner: Alexander Norén (SWE) 273 (−15)
Norén wins his second title of the year, and third of his career.
LPGA Tour:
Evian Masters in Évian-les-Bains, France:
Winner: Ai Miyazato (JPN) 273 (−15)
Miyazato wins her seventh LPGA Tour title.
Motorcycle racing
Moto GP:
United States Grand Prix in Laguna Seca, United States:
MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (3) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda)
Riders' championship standings (after 10 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 193 points (2) Lorenzo 173 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 143
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia:
Final: Stuart Bingham (ENG) 9–8 Mark Williams (WAL)
Bingham wins his first ranking title.
Surfing
Men's World Tour:
Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa: (1) Jordy Smith (RSA) (2) Mick Fanning (AUS) (3) Adrian Buchan (AUS) & Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Standings (after 4 of 11 events): (1) Parkinson 25,700 points (2) Smith 24,750 (3) Adriano De Souza (BRA) 22,250
Swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 400m freestyle: Park Tae-Hwan (KOR) 3:42.04 Sun Yang (CHN) 3:43.24 Paul Biedermann (GER) 3:44.14
Park wins the event for the second time.
Women's 400m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 4:01.97 Rebecca Adlington (GBR) 4:04.01 Camille Muffat (FRA) 4:04.06
Pellegrini wins the event for the second time and her third world championships title.
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: Netherlands (Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Marleen Veldhuis, Femke Heemskerk) 3:33.96 United States (Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer) 3:34.47 Germany (Britta Steffen, Silke Lippok, Lisa Vitting, Daniela Schreiber) 3:36.05
The Dutch quartet win the event for the second successive time.
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: Australia (James Magnussen, Matt Targett, Matthew Abood, Eamon Sullivan) 3:11.00 France (Alain Bernard, Jérémy Stravius, William Meynard, Fabien Gilot) 3:11.14 United States (Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian) 3:11.96
Sullivan wins his second world championship title.
Tennis
ATP World Tour:
International German Open in Hamburg, Germany:
Final: Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Simon wins his second title of the year, and the ninth of his career.
Atlanta Championships in Atlanta, United States:
Final: Mardy Fish (USA) def. John Isner (USA) 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–2
Fish defeats Isner in the final for the second consecutive year, to win his sixth ATP Tour title.
WTA Tour:
Baku Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan:
Final: Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Ksenia Pervak (RUS) 6–1, 6–4
Zvonareva wins her second title of the year, and the twelfth of her career.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's tournament:
Playoff round:
Montenegro 8–4 Romania
Spain 9–8 Australia
Canada 4–17 United States
Japan 6–8 Germany
Classification 13–16 Semifinals:
Kazakhstan 8–7 China
Brazil 7–4 South Africa
= July 23, 2011 (Saturday)
=Athletics
European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia:
Men's 200m: David Bolarinwa (GBR) 21.07 Pierre Vincent (FRA) 21.22 Jeffrey John (FRA) 21.24
Men's 1500m: Adam Cotton (GBR) 3:43.98 Thomas Solberg Eide (NOR) 3:44.70 Alexander Schwab (GER) 3:44.82
Men's 5000m: Gabriel Navarro (ESP) 14:07.06 Bartosz Kowalczyk (POL) 14:07.17 Jonathan Hay (GBR) 14:07.78
Men's 110m hurdles: Jack Meredith (GBR) 13.50 Andy Pozzi (GBR) 13.57 Rahib Mammadov (AZE) 13.78
Men's 10 km walk: Hagen Pohle (GER) 40:43.73 Ihor Lyashchenko (UKR) 41:10.43 Luís Alberto Amezcua (ESP) 41:34.13
Men's high jump: Nikita Anishchenkov (RUS) 2.27m Janick Klausen (DEN) 2.25m Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) 2.25m
Men's javelin throw: Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT) 81.53m Marcin Krukowski (POL) 79.19m Pavel Mialeshka (BLR) 76.59m
Women's 200m: Jodie Williams (GBR) 22.94 Jamile Samuel (NED) 23.31 Jennifer Galais (FRA) 23.55
Women's 800m: Anastasiya Tkachuk (UKR) 2:02.73 Rowena Cole (GBR) 2:03.43 Ayvika Malanova (RUS) 2:03.59
Women's 3000m: Amela Terzic (SRB) 9:17.61 Esma Aydemir (TUR) 9:19.61 Lisa Jäsert (GER) 9:30.23
Women's 100m hurdles: Nooralotta Neziri (FIN) 13.34 Isabelle Pedersen (NOR) 13.37 Ekaterina Bleskina (RUS) 13.47
Women's 3000m steeplechase: Gesa-Felicitas Krause (GER) 9:51.08 Gulshat Fazlitdinova (RUS) 9:56.98 Elena Panaet (ROM) 10:17.37
Women's pole vault: Angelica Bengtsson (SWE) 4.57m Lilli Schnitzerling (GER) 4.20m Natalia Demidenko (RUS) 4.20m
Women's shot put: Lena Urbaniak (GER) 16.31m Anna Wloka (POL) 16.23m Anna Rüh (GER) 16.01m
Women's hammer throw: Barbara Špiler (SLO) 67.06m Kıvılcım Kaya (TUR) 66.74m Alexia Sedykh (FRA) 65.02m
Auto racing
Nationwide Series:
Federated Auto Parts 300 in Gladeville, Tennessee: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Austin Dillon (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated)
Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 34 races): (1) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 702 points (2) Stenhouse Jr. 697 (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 688
Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series:
Game 2 in Chiba: Pacific League 4, Central League 3. Series tied 1–1.
Saitama Seibu Lions third baseman Takeya Nakamura wins game MVP after hitting two home runs.
Basketball
WNBA All-Star Game in San Antonio: Eastern Conference 118, Western Conference 113
The Eastern Conference win their first All-Star Game since 2007.
Cricket
India in England:
1st Test in London, day 3: England 474/8d & 5/0 (5 overs); India 286 (95.5 overs; Rahul Dravid 103*). England lead by 193 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 20: Tony Martin (GER) (HTC–Highroad) 55' 33" Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 7" Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) + 1' 06"
General classification (after stage 20): (1) Evans 83h 45' 20" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 34" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 2' 30"
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 3 m springboard: Wu Minxia (CHN) 380.85 points He Zi (CHN) 379.15 Jennifer Abel (CAN) 365.10
Wu wins her second title of the championships and her sixth world title overall.
Equestrianism
Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
7th Competition in Chantilly, Oise (CSI 5*): Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Itot du Château Luciana Diniz (POR) on Lennox Pénélope Leprevost (FRA) on Mylord Carthago
Standings (after 7 of 10 competitions): (1) Alexander 195 points (2) Ludger Beerbaum (GER) 186.5 (3) Diniz 186
Football (soccer)
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Second round, first leg:
Thailand 1–0 Palestine
Lebanon 4–0 Bangladesh
China 7–2 Laos
Turkmenistan 1–1 Indonesia
Kuwait 3–0 Philippines
Oman 2–0 Myanmar
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Hong Kong
Iran 4–0 Maldives
Syria 2–1 Tajikistan in Amman, Jordan
Qatar 3–0 Vietnam
Iraq 2–0 Yemen
Singapore 5–3 Malaysia
Uzbekistan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
United Arab Emirates 3–0 India
Jordan 9–0 Nepal
Copa América in Argentina:
Third-place match in La Plata: Peru 4–1 Venezuela
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania (team in bold advances to semifinals):
Group A:
Czech Republic 2–1 Republic of Ireland in Mogoşoaia
Romania 0–1 Greece in Berceni
Standings (after 2 matches): Czech Republic 6 points, Republic of Ireland, Greece 3, Romania 0.
Group B:
Turkey 1–1 Belgium in Buftea
Serbia 0–4 Spain in Chiajna
Standings (after 2 matches): Spain 6 points, Serbia 3, Turkey, Belgium 1.
DFL-Supercup in Gelsenkirchen: Borussia Dortmund 0–0 (3–4 pen.) FC Schalke 04
Schalke win the Cup for the first time.
Golf
Senior majors:
The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England:
Leaderboard after third round: (T1) Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Russ Cochran (USA) & David Frost (RSA) 209 (−7)
Open water swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 25 km: Petar Stoychev (BUL) 5:10:39.8 Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 5:11:15.6 Csaba Gercsák (HUN) 5:11:18.1
Women's 25 km: Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 5:29:22.9 Angela Maurer (GER) 5:29:25.0 Alice Franco (ITA) 5:29:30.8
Rugby union
Tri Nations Series:
Australia 39–20 South Africa in Sydney
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, semi-finals:
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2–6 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Bingham reaches his first ranking final.
Ken Doherty (IRL) 2–6 Mark Williams (WAL)
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Team free routine: Russia (Anastasia Davydova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Daria Korobova, Aleksandra Patskevich, Alla Shishkina, Angelika Timanina) 98.620 points China (Chang Si, Fan Jiachen, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Wu Yiwen) 96.580 Spain (Clara Basiana, Alba María Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio) 96.150
Russia win all seven events contested.
Ishchenko wins her sixth title of the championships and 15th world title overall.
Khasyanova wins her third title of the championships and eighth world title overall.
Davydova wins her third title of the championships and fifth world title overall.
Kolesnichenko, Korobova, Patskevich, Shishkina and Timanina win their third title of the championships.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's tournament:
Playoff round:
Netherlands 14–6 New Zealand
Hungary 9–10 Australia
Russia 26–4 Cuba
Spain 6–15 China
Classification 13–16 Semifinals:
Kazakhstan 14–13 Uzbekistan
Brazil 10–9 South Africa
= July 22, 2011 (Friday)
=Athletics
Samsung Diamond League:
Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco:
Men:
100m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.88
800m: David Rudisha (KEN) 1:42.61
1500m: Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:30.47
5000m: Mo Farah (GBR) 12:53.11
400m hurdles: Angelo Taylor (USA) 47.97
3000m steeplechase: Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 7:53.64
Triple jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.36m
Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.90m
Shot put: Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.25m
Women:
200m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.20
400m: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 49.71
1500m: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:00.59
100m hurdles: Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.51
Long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 6.82m
High jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.97m
Discus throw: Nadine Müller (GER) 65.90m
Javelin throw: Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 69.45m
European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia:
Men's 100m: Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) 10.07 Adam Gemili (GBR) 10.41 David Bolarinwa (GBR) 10.46
Men's 400m: Marcell Deák-Nagy (HUN) 45.42 Nikita Uglov (RUS) 46.01 Michele Tricca (ITA) 46.09
Men's long jump: Sergey Morgunov (RUS) 8.18m Tomasz Jaszczuk (POL) 8.11m Evgeny Antonov (RUS) 7.83m
Men's hammer throw: Quentin Bigot (FRA) 78.45m Serghei Marghiev (MDA) 76.60m Elias Håkansson (SWE) 74.99m
Women's 100m: Jodie Williams (GBR) 11.18 Jamile Samuel (NED) 11.43 Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto (GER) 11.48
Women's 400m: Bianca Răzor (ROM) 51.96 Yulia Yurenya (BLR) 53.03 Madiea Ghafoor (NED) 53.73
Women's triple jump: Yana Borodina (RUS) 14.00m Kristiina Mäkelä (FIN) 13.67m Ganna Aleksandrova (UKR) 13.14m
Women's discus throw: Shanice Craft (GER) 58.65m Anna Rüh (GER) 58.10m Viktoriya Klochko (UKR) 54.03m
Women's heptathlon: Dafne Schippers (NED) 6153 points Sara Gambetta (GER) 6108 Laura Ikauniece (LAT) 6063
Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series:
Game 1 in Nagoya: Central League 9, Pacific League 4. Central League lead series 1–0.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows first baseman Kazuhiro Hatakeyama is named game MVP after hitting a game-winning three-run home run in the 5th inning.
Cricket
India in England:
1st Test in London, day 2: England 474/8d (131.4 overs; Kevin Pietersen 202*, Praveen Kumar 5/106); India 17/0 (6 overs). India trail by 457 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 19: Pierre Rolland (FRA) (Team Europcar) 3h 13' 25" Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 14" Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) + 23"
General classification (after stage 19): (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) 82h 48' 43" (2) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 53" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 57"
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 3 m springboard: He Chong (CHN) 554.30 Ilya Zakharov (RUS) 508.95 Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) 493.55
He wins the event for the second successive time, and third world title overall.
Golf
Senior majors:
The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England:
Leaderboard after second round: (T1) Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Lee Rinker (USA) & Rod Spittle (CAN) 137 (−7)
Open water swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 5 km: Thomas Lurz (GER) 56:16.2 Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) 56:17.4 Evgeny Drattsev (RUS) 56:18.5
Lurz wins the event for the fourth successive time, and fifth world title overall.
Women's 5 km: Swann Oberson (SUI) 1:00:39.7 Aurélie Muller (FRA) 1:00:40.1 Ashley Twichell (USA) 1:00:40.2
Switzerland wins its first ever gold medal at a World Aquatics Championships.
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, quarter-finals:
Matthew Selt (ENG) 3–5 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Mark Allen (NIR) 3–5 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Mark Selby (ENG) 3–5 Ken Doherty (IRL)
Dominic Dale (WAL) 4–5 Mark Williams (WAL)
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Duet free routine: Natalia Ishchenko/Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 98.200 points Jiang Tingting/Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 96.810 Ona Carbonell/Andrea Fuentes (ESP) 96.500
Ishchenko wins the event for the second successive time, and her fifth title of the championships and 14th world title overall.
Romashina wins the event for the second successive time, and her third title of the championships and 10th world title overall.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals, teams in italic advance to playoff round):
Men's tournament:
Group A:
Hungary 12–11 Spain
Kazakhstan 5–16 Montenegro
Final standings: Hungary 6 points, Montenegro 4, Spain 2, Kazakhstan 0.
Group B:
Serbia 12–9 Australia
Romania 14–10 China
Final standings: Serbia 6 points, Australia 4, Romania 2, China 0.
Group C:
Brazil 9–13 Canada
Japan 7–18 Croatia
Final standings: Croatia 6 points, Canada 4, Japan 2, Brazil 0.
Group D:
United States 20–3 South Africa
Italy 7–6 Germany
Final standings: Italy 6 points, Germany 4, United States 2, South Africa 0.
= July 21, 2011 (Thursday)
=Athletics
European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia:
Men's 10,000m: Gabriel Navarro (ESP) 30:02.18 Emmanuel Lejeune (BEL) 31:35.19 Szymon Kulka (POL) 31:50.13
Men's shot put: Krzysztof Brzozowski (POL) 20.92m Daniele Secci (ITA) 20.45m Christian Jagusch (GER) 19.80m
Women's 10 km walk (all RUS): Elena Lashmanova 42:59.48 (WJR) Svetlana Vasileva 44:52.98 Anna Ermin 46:49.00
Cricket
India in England:
1st Test in London, day 1: England 127/2 (49.2 overs); India.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 18: Andy Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) 6h 07' 56" Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 2' 07" Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 15"
General classification (after stage 18): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 79h 34' 06" (2) Andy Schleck + 15" (3) Fränk Schleck + 1' 08"
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 10 m platform: Chen Ruolin (CHN) 405.30 Hu Yadan (CHN) 394.00 Paola Espinosa (MEX) 377.15
Chen wins her second title of the championships and fourth world title overall.
Football (soccer)
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania:
Group B: Spain 4–1 Belgium in Mogoşoaia
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Irtysh Pavlodar 0–2 (1–1) Metalurgist Rustavi. Metalurgist Rustavi win 3–1 on aggregate.
Mika 0–1 (0–1) Vålerenga. Vålerenga win 2–0 on aggregate.
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2–0 (0–1) KuPS. Gaz Metan Mediaș win 2–1 on aggregate.
Vojvodina 1–3 (2–0) Vaduz. 3–3 on aggregate; Vaduz win on away goals.
Ventspils 3–2 (1–0) Shakhtyor Soligorsk. Ventspils win 4–2 on aggregate.
Khazar Lankaran 0–0 (1–3) Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Tel Aviv win 3–1 on aggregate.
Levadia Tallinn 0–1 (0–0) Differdange 03. Differdange 03 win 1–0 on aggregate.
Elfsborg 3–0 (1–1) Sūduva Marijampolė. Elfsborg win 4–1 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 (0–1) Željezničar. Željezničar win 1–0 on aggregate.
Aktobe 0–0 (1–1) Kecskemét. 1–1 on aggregate; Aktobe win on away goals.
Honka 0–2 (0–1) Häcken. Häcken win 3–0 on aggregate.
Qarabağ 0–0 (1–1) EB/Streymur. 1–1 on aggregate; Qarabağ win on away goals.
Bnei Yehuda 2–0 (2–0) Sant Julià. Bnei Yehuda win 4–0 on aggregate.
Varaždin 3–1 (1–1) Iskra-Stal. Varaždin win 4–2 on aggregate.
Vorskla Poltava 3–0 (2–0) Glentoran. Vorskla Poltava win 5–0 on aggregate.
Sarajevo 2–0 (0–0) Örebro. Sarajevo win 2–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 (1–2) Llanelli. Dinamo Tbilisi win 6–2 on aggregate.
AEK Larnaca 1–0 (8–0) Floriana. AEK Larnaca win 9–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava 3–1 (0–0) Tirana. Spartak Trnava win 3–1 on aggregate.
Aalesund 3–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2) Ferencváros. Aalesund win 4–3 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 (4–1) Liepājas Metalurgs. Red Bull Salzburg win 4–1 on aggregate.
Gagra 2–0 (0–3) Anorthosis. Anorthosis win 3–2 on aggregate.
Tromsø 0–3 (1–1) Paks. Paks win 4–1 on aggregate.
Midtjylland 5–2 (3–1) The New Saints. Midtjylland win 8–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–2 (0–0) Metalurg Skopje. Lokomotiv Sofia win 3–2 on aggregate.
Žilina 2–0 (0–3) KR Reykjavík. KR Reykjavík win 3–2 on aggregate.
Thun 2–1 (0–0) Vllaznia Shkodër. Thun win 2–1 on aggregate.
Gaziantepspor 4–1 (1–1) Minsk. Gaziantepspor win 5–2 on aggregate.
ADO Den Haag 2–0 (3–2) Tauras Tauragė. ADO Den Haag win 5–2 on aggregate.
Rabotnički 3–0 (1–0) Juvenes/Dogana. Rabotnički win 4–0 on aggregate.
Jablonec 5–1 (2–0) Flamurtari Vlorë. Jablonec win 7–1 on aggregate.
Olympiakos Volou 1–1 (1–0) Rad. Olympiakos Volou win 2–1 on aggregate.
Westerlo 0–0 (1–0) TPS. Westerlo win 1–0 on aggregate.
Fulham 4–0 (3–1) Crusaders. Fulham win 7–1 on aggregate.
Split 3–1 (2–1) Domžale. Split win 5–2 on aggregate.
Bohemians 1–1 (0–2) Olimpija Ljubljana. Olimpija Ljubljana win 3–1 on aggregate.
Dundee United 3–2 (0–1) Śląsk Wrocław. 3–3 on aggregate, Śląsk Wrocław win on away goals.
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 (1–2) Shakhter Karagandy. St Patrick's Athletic win 3–2 on aggregate.
Nacional 2–0 (1–1) FH. Nacional win 3–1 on aggregate.
Austria Wien 2–0 (3–0) Rudar Pljevlja. Austria Wien win 5–0 on aggregate.
Golf
Senior majors:
The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England:
Leaderboard after first round: (T1) Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Mike Harwood (AUS) & Mark McNulty (IRL) 68 (−4)
Open water swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Team: Andrew Gemmell, Ashley Twichell, Sean Ryan (USA) 57:00.6 Melissa Gorman, Ky Hurst, Rhys Mainstone (AUS) 57:01.8 Isabelle Härle, Thomas Lurz, Jan Wolfgarten (GER) 57:44.2
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, Last 16:
David Gilbert (ENG) 2–5 Mark Williams (WAL)
Marcus Campbell (SCO) 1–5 Mark Allen (NIR)
Mark Selby (ENG) 5–3 Mark Davis (ENG)
Tom Ford (ENG) 0–5 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–5 Dominic Dale (WAL)
Liang Wenbo (CHN) 4–5 Ken Doherty (IRL)
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Free routine combination: Russia (Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Daria Korobova, Aleksandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Alla Shishkina, Angelika Timanina) 98.470 China (Chang Si, Chen Xiaojun, Fan Jiachen, Guo Li, Huang Xuechen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Sun Wenyan, Wu Yiwen, Yu Lele) 96.390 Canada (Genevieve Belanger, Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Stéphanie Durocher, Jo-Annie Fortin, Chloé Isaac, Stéphanie Leclair, Tracy Little, Élise Marcotte, Karine Thomas, Valerie Welsh) 96.150
Ishchenko wins her fourth title of the championships and 13th world title overall.
Romashina wins her second title of the championships and ninth world title overall.
Khasyanova wins her second title of the championships and eighth world title overall.
Davydova wins her second title of the championships and fourth world title overall.
Gromova, Kolesnichenko, Korobova, Patskevich, Shishkina and Timanina win their second title of the championships.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals, teams in italic advance to playoff round):
Women's tournament:
Group A:
Netherlands 9–9 Hungary
Kazakhstan 4–14 United States
Final standings: United States 5 points, Netherlands 4, Hungary 3, Kazakhstan 0.
Group B:
Australia 27–2 Uzbekistan
New Zealand 4–11 Canada
Final standings: Canada 6 points, Australia 4, New Zealand 2, Uzbekistan 0.
Group C:
Brazil 4–12 Spain
Greece 6–5 Russia
Final standings: Greece 6 points, Russia 4, Spain 2, Brazil 0.
Group D:
South Africa 9–9 Cuba
Italy 10–9 China
Final standings: Italy 6 points, China 4, Cuba, South Africa 1.
= July 20, 2011 (Wednesday)
=Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 17: Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) 4h 18' 00" Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) + 40" Sandy Casar (FRA) (FDJ) + 50"
General classification (after stage 17): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 73h 23' 49" (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1' 18" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 22"
Football (soccer)
Copa América in Argentina:
Semifinals in Mendoza: Paraguay 0–0 (5–3 pen.) Venezuela
Paraguay reach the final for the first time since 1979.
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania:
Group A:
Greece 1–2 Republic of Ireland in Buftea
Romania 1–3 Czech Republic in Chiajna
Group B:
Serbia 2–0 Turkey in Berceni
Spain 1–0 Belgium in Mogoşoaia — match abandoned after 15 minutes; rescheduled for 21 July.
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
APOEL 4–0 (2–0) Skënderbeu Korçë. APOEL win 6–0 on aggregate.
Dacia Chişinău 2–0 (0–3) Zestafoni. Zestafoni win 3–2 on aggregate.
Videoton 3–2 (0–2) Sturm Graz. Sturm Graz win 4–3 on aggregate.
Borac Banja Luka 3–2 (1–5) Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Haifa win 7–4 on aggregate.
Breiðablik 2–0 (0–5) Rosenborg. Rosenborg win 5–2 on aggregate.
Golf
The LPGA announces that the Evian Masters will become that tour's fifth major championship effective in 2013. The event, already a Ladies European Tour major, will be renamed the Evian Championship when it becomes an LPGA major.
Open water swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 10 km: Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) 1:54:24.7 Thomas Lurz (GER) 1:54:27.2 Sergey Bolshakov (RUS) 1:54:31.8
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia:
Last 32:
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 2–5 Ken Doherty (IRL)
Mark Williams (WAL) 5–2 Barry Pinches (ENG)
Mark Selby (ENG) 5–3 Joe Perry (ENG)
Matthew Stevens (WAL) 4–5 Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Ding Junhui (CHN) 2–5 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Last 16: Matthew Selt (ENG) 5–1 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Solo free routine: Natalia Ishchenko (RUS) 98.550 points Andrea Fuentes (ESP) 96.520 Sun Wenyan (CHN) 95.840
Ishchenko wins the event for the second successive time, and her third title of the championships and 12th world title overall.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's tournament:
Group A:
Spain 7–9 Montenegro
Hungary 16–5 Kazakhstan
Standings (after 2 games): Hungary 4 points, Spain, Montenegro 2, Kazakhstan 0.
Group B:
Serbia 12–5 Romania
Australia 12–7 China
Standings (after 2 games): Serbia, Australia 4 points, Romania, China 0.
Group C:
Canada 4–11 Croatia
Brazil 11–13 Japan
Standings (after 2 games): Croatia 4 points, Canada, Japan 2, Brazil 0.
Group D:
South Africa 8–16 Germany
United States 5–8 Italy
Standings (after 2 games): Italy, Germany 4 points, United States, South Africa 0.
= July 19, 2011 (Tuesday)
=Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 16: Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 3h 31' 38" Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) (Garmin–Cervélo) + 2"
General classification (after stage 16): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 69h 00' 56" (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1' 45" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 49"
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 1 m springboard: Shi Tingmao (CHN) 318.65 points Wang Han (CHN) 310.20 Tania Cagnotto (ITA) 295.45
Men's 3 m synchro springboard: Qin Kai / Luo Yutong (CHN) 463.98 points Ilya Zakharov / Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) 451.89 Yahel Castillo / Julián Sánchez (MEX) 437.61
Qin wins the event for the third successive time and his fifth world championship title.
Luo wins his second world championship title.
Fencing
European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom:
Men's sabre team: Italy (Aldo Montano, Diego Occhuizzi, Gianpiero Pastore, Luigi Tarantino) Germany (Max Hartung, Björn Hübner, Nicolas Limbach, Benedikt Wagner) Russia (Pavel Bykov, Nikolay Kovalev, Veniamin Reshetnikov, Aleksey Yakimenko)
Women's épée team: Romania (Simona Alexandru, Ana Maria Brânză, Loredana Iordăchioiu, Anca Măroiu) Russia (Violetta Kolobova, Tatiana Logunova, Lyubov Shutova, Anna Sivkova) France (Sarah Daninthe, Laura Flessel-Colovic, Joséphine Jacques-André-Coquin, Maureen Nisima)
Football (soccer)
Copa América in Argentina:
Semifinals in La Plata: Peru 0–2 Uruguay
Uruguay reach the final for the first time since 1999.
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Flora Tallinn 0–0 (0–1) Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers win 1–0 on aggregate.
F91 Dudelange 1–3 (0–2) Maribor. Maribor win 5–1 on aggregate.
Tobol Kostanay 1–1 (0–2) Slovan Bratislava. Slovan Bratislava win 3–1 on aggregate.
Neftchi Baku 0–0 (0–3) Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb win 3–0 on aggregate.
Ekranas 1–0 (3–2) Valletta. Ekranas win 4–2 on aggregate.
HJK Helsinki 10–0 (3–0) Bangor City. HJK Helsinki win 13–0 on aggregate.
BATE Borisov 2–0 (1–1) Linfield. BATE Borisov win 3–1 on aggregate.
Litex Lovech 3–0 (2–1) Mogren. Litex Lovech win 5–1 on aggregate.
HB Tórshavn 1–1 (0–2) Malmö FF. Malmö FF win 3–1 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzeň 5–1 (4–0) Pyunik. Viktoria Plzeň win 9–1 on aggregate.
Wisła Kraków 2–0 (1–0) Skonto. Wisła Kraków win 3–0 on aggregate.
Škendija 0–1 (0–4) Partizan. Partizan win 5–0 on aggregate.
Open water swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 10 km: Keri-anne Payne (GBR) 2:01:58.1 Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 2:01:59.9 Marianna Lymperta (GRE) 2:02:01.8
Payne wins the title for the second successive time.
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia:
Last 32:
Dominic Dale (WAL) 5–2 Steve Mifsud (AUS)
John Higgins (SCO) 4–5 Matthew Selt (ENG)
Ali Carter (ENG) 3–5 Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Neil Robertson (AUS) 5–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)
Mark Allen (NIR) 5–3 Ryan Day (WAL)
Last 16: Rory McLeod (ENG) 1–5 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Team technical routine: Russia (Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Elvira Khasyanova, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Daria Korobova, Aleksandra Patskevich, Alla Shishkina, Angelika Timanina) 98.300 points China (Chang Si, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Sun Wenyan, Wu Yiwen) 96.800 Spain (Clara Basiana, Alba María Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Cristina Salvador) 96.000
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's tournament:
Group A:
Hungary 7–16 United States
Netherlands 13–3 Kazakhstan
Standings (after 2 games): Netherlands, United States 3 points, Hungary 2, Kazakhstan 0.
Group B:
Uzbekistan 6–22 Canada
Australia 12–4 New Zealand
Standings (after 2 games): Canada 4 points, Australia, New Zealand 2, Uzbekistan 0.
Group C:
Spain 8–18 Russia
Brazil 8–11 Greece
Standings (after 2 games): Russia, Greece 4 points, Spain, Brazil 0.
Group D:
Italy 18–2 South Africa
China 19–6 Cuba
Standings (after 2 games): China, Italy 4 points, Cuba, South Africa 0.
= July 18, 2011 (Monday)
=Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 1 m springboard: Li Shixin (CHN) 463.90 points He Min (CHN) 444.00 Pavlo Rozenberg (GER) 436.50
Women's 10 m synchro platform: Wang Hao/Chen Ruolin (CHN) 362.58 points Alex Croak/Melissa Wu (AUS) 325.92 Christin Steuer/Nora Subschinski (GER) 316.29
Chen wins the event for the third successive time.
Fencing
European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom:
Men's épée team: France (Yannick Borel, Gauthier Grumier, Ronan Gustin, Jean-Michel Lucenay) Hungary (Gábor Boczkó, Géza Imre, András Rédli, Péter Somfai) Russia (Anton Avdeev, Sergey Khodos, Pavel Sukhov, Alexey Tikhomirov)
Women's foil team: Italy (Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Ilaria Salvatori, Valentina Vezzali) Russia (Inna Deriglazova, Larisa Korobeynikova, Yevgeniya Lamonova, Aida Shanaeva) Germany (Sandra Bingenheimer, Carolin Golubytskyi, Anja Schache, Katja Wächter)
Snooker
Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, last 32:
David Gilbert (ENG) 5–1 James Mifsud (AUS)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–3 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Jamie Cope (ENG) 3–5 Tom Ford (ENG)
Judd Trump (ENG) 3–5 Mark Davis (ENG)
Stephen Hendry (SCO) 5–3 Martin Gould (ENG)
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 3–5 Rory McLeod (ENG)
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Duet technical routine: Natalia Ishchenko/Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 98.200 points Huang Xuechen/Liu Ou (CHN) 96.500 Ona Carbonell/Andrea Fuentes (ESP) 95.400
Ishchenko wins her second title of the championships and eleventh world title overall.
Romashina wins the event for the second successive time and her eighth world title overall.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's tournament:
Group A:
Hungary 11–10 Montenegro
Kazakhstan 5–18 Spain
Group B:
Romania 8–9 Australia
Serbia 17–5 China
Group C:
Brazil 5–14 Croatia
Japan 5–11 Canada
Group D:
United States 7–9 Germany
Italy 17–1 South Africa
= July 17, 2011 (Sunday)
=Athletics
European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's 1500m: Florian Carvalho (FRA) 3:50.42 James Shane (GBR) 3:50.58 David Bustos (ESP) 3:50.59
Men's 3000m steeplechase: Sebastián Martos (ESP) 8:35.35 Abdelaziz Merzougui (ESP) 8:36.21 Alexandru Ghinea (ROM) 8:38.51
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay: Italy (Michael Tumi, Francesco Basciani, Davide Manenti, Delmas Obou) 39.05 Great Britain (Andrew Robertson, Kieran Showler-Davis, Richard Kilty, Daniel Talbot) 39.10 Germany (Florian Hübner, Maximilian Kessler, Robin Erewa, Felix Göltl) 39.19
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: Great Britain (Nigel Levine, Thomas Phillips, Jamie Bowie, Luke Lennon-Ford) 3:03.53 Poland (Michal Pietrzak, Jakub Krzewina, Lukasz Krawczuk, Mateusz Fórmanski) 3:03.62 Russia (Aleksey Kenig, Anton Volobuev, Artem Vazhov, Vladimir Krasnov) 3:04.01
Men's 20km walk: Petr Bogatyrev (RUS) 1:24:20 Dawid Tomala (POL) 1:24:21 Denis Strelkov (RUS) 1:24:25
Men's discus throw: Lawrence Okoye (GBR) 60.70m Mykyta Nesterenko (UKR) 59.67m Fredrik Amundgård (NOR) 59.42m
Men's hammer throw: Paweł Fajdek (POL) 78.54m Javier Cienfuegos (ESP) 73.03m Aleh Dubitski (BLR) 72.52m
Men's high jump: Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR) 2.30m Sergey Mudrov (RUS) 2.30m Miguel Ángel Sancho (ESP) 2.21m
Men's triple jump: Sheryf El-Sheryf (UKR) 17.72m Aleksey Fyodorov (RUS) 16.85m Yuriy Kovalyov (RUS) 16.82m
Women's 1500m: Elena Arzhakova (RUS) 4:20.55 Tuğba Karakaya (TUR) 4:20.80 Corinna Harrer (GER) 4:21.52
Women's 5000m: Layes Abdullayeva (AZE) 15:29.47 Yekaterina Gorbunova (RUS) 15:45.14 Stevie Stockton (GBR) 15:58.51
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: Ukraine (Olena Yanovska, Darya Pizhankova, Viktoriya Pyatachenko, Ulyana Lepska) 44.00 Russia (Yekaterina Filatova, Alena Tamkova, Yekaterina Kuzina, Nina Argunova) 44.14 France (Yariatou Toure, Sarah Goujon, Orlann Ombissa, Cornnelly Calydon) 44.26
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: Russia (Yevgeniya Subbotina, Yekaterina Yefimova, Yuliya Terekhova, Olga Topilskaya) 3:27.72 Ukraine (Kateryna Plyashechuk, Alina Lohvynenko, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Yuilya Olishevska) 3:30.13 France (Clemence Sorgnard, Marie Gayot, Elea-Mariama Diarra, Florie Guei) 3:31.73
Women's 20km walk: Tatyana Mineyeva (RUS) 1:31:42 Nina Okhotnikova (RUS) 1:31:51 Julia Takacs (ESP) 1:31:55
Women's long jump: Darya Klishina (RUS) 7.05m Ivana Španović (SRB) 6.74m Sosthene Moguenara (GER) 6.74m
Women's pole vault: Holly Bleasdale (GBR) 4.55m Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) 4.45m Annika Roloff (GER) 4.40m
Women's heptathlon: Grit Šadeiko (EST) 6134 points Kateřina Cachová (CZE) 6123 Yana Maksimava (BLR) 6075
Central American and Caribbean Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
Men's 110m hurdles: Eric Keddo (JAM) 13.49 Hector Cotto (PUR) 13.54 Paulo Villar (COL) 13.60
Men's 200m: Michael Mathieu (BAH) 20.60 Rondel Sorrillo (TRI) 20.64 Jason Young (JAM) 20.78
Men's 800m: Andy González (CUB) 1:48.15 Moise Joseph (HAI) 1:48.94 Joel Mejia (DOM) 1:49.67
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: Bahamas (Latoya Williams, Avard Moncur, Mathieu, Ramon Miller) 3:01.33 Trinidad and Tobago (Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Solomon, Deon Lendore, Renny Quow) 3:01.65 Jamaica (Dwight Mullings, Riker Hylton, Dawayne Barrett, Leford Green) 3:02.00
Men's 20 km walk: Allan Segura (CRC) 1:28:56.08 Joe Bonilla (PUR) 1:40:18.94 Luis Ángel López (PUR) 1:40:34.16
Men's half-marathon: Luis Collazo (PUR) 1:07:08 Luis Rivera (PUR) 1:08:38 Oscar Ceron (MEX) 1:09:17
Men's high jump: Trevor Barry (BAH) 2.28m James Grayman (ATG) 2.25m Darwin Edwards (LCA) 2.25m
Men's triple jump: Samir Layne (HAI) 17.09m Osniel Tosca (CUB) 16.22m Wilbert Walker (JAM) 16.01m
Women's 100m hurdles: Vonette Dixon (JAM) 12.77 Brigitte Merlano (COL) 12.89 Lina Flórez (COL) 12.94
Women's 200m: Nivea Smith (BAH) 22.80 Anthonique Strachan (BAH) 22.90 Anastasia Le-Roy (JAM) 23.13
Women's 800m: Gabriela Medina (MEX) 2:01.50 Rosemary Almanza (CUB) 2:02.23 Natoya Goule (JAM) 2:02.83
Women's 3000m steeplechase: Korene Hinds (JAM) 9:54.67 Beverly Ramos (PUR) 9:58.11 Sara Prieto (MEX) 10:42.65
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: Jamaica (Andrea Sutherland, Shereefa Lloyd, Natoya Goule, Patricia Hall) 3:29.86 Dominican Republic (Raysa Sanchez, Diana Taylor, Rosa Fabian, Yolanda Osana) 3:34.73 Trinidad and Tobago (Alena Harriman, Magnolia Howell, Josanne Lucas, Afiya Walker) 3:34.84
Women's 10 km walk: Milanggela Rosales (VEN) 47:19.91 Sandra Galvis (COL) 48:23.59 Wilane Cuebas (PUR) 55:52.53
Women's half-marathon: Michelle Coira (PUR) 1:21:07 Maria del Pilar Diaz (PUR) 1:21:45 Maria Montilla (VEN) 1:22:20
Women's javelin throw: Fresa Nuñez (DOM) 54.29m Flor Ruiz (COL) 54.02m Abigail Gomez (MEX) 53.13m
Women's long jump: Bianca Stuart (BAH) 6.81m Arantxa King (BER) 6.47m Yvonne Trevino (MEX) 6.30m
Women's shot put: Cleopatra Borel-Brown (TRI) 19.00m Angela Rivas (COL) 17.12m Annie Alexander (TRI) 17.05m
Women's heptathlon: Gretchen Quintana (CUB) 5704 points Francia Manzanillo (DOM) 5601 Peaches Roach (JAM) 5589
Auto racing
Sprint Cup Series:
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in Loudon, New Hampshire: (1) Ryan Newman (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 652 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 645 (3) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) 641
World Touring Car Championship:
Race of UK in Castle Donington, Leicestershire:
Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
Race 2: (1) Muller (2) Huff (3) Franz Engstler (GER) (Liqui Moly Team Engstler; BMW 320 TC)
Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 263 points (2) Muller 248 (3) Menu 192
Basketball
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Novi Sad, Serbia:
Bronze medal game: Poland 67–65 Serbia
Final: Russia 53–62 Spain
Spain win the title for the second time.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 15: Mark Cavendish (GBR) (HTC–Highroad) 4h 20' 24" Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Cervélo) s.t. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) s.t.
General classification (after stage 15): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 65h 24' 34" (2) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 06"
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Men's 10 m synchro platform: Qiu Bo/Huo Liang (CHN) 480.03 points Patrick Hausding/Sascha Klein (GER) 443.01 Oleksandr Gorshkovozov/Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) 435.36
Huo wins the event for the third successive time.
Equestrianism
CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany:
Dressage – Grand Prix Freestyle (CDIO 5*): Matthias Alexander Rath (GER) on Totilas Steffen Peters (USA) on Ravel Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival
Show jumping – Grand Prix (CSIO 5*): Janne Friederike Meyer (GER) on Lambrasco Kevin Staut (FRA) on Silvana Andreas Kreuzer (NED) on Chacco-Blue
Fencing
European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom:
Men's foil team: Italy (Valerio Aspromonte, Giorgio Avola, Andrea Baldini, Andrea Cassarà) France (Brice Guyart, Erwann Le Péchoux, Marcel Marcilloux, Victor Sintès) Russia (Aleksey Cheremisinov, Renal Ganeev, Dmitry Rigin, Artem Sedov)
Women's sabre team: Italy (Ilaria Bianco, Paola Guarneri, Gioia Marzocca, Irene Vecchi) Ukraine (Olha Kharlan, Olena Khomrova, Halyna Pundyk, Olha Zhovnir) Russia (Yekaterina Dyachenko, Dina Galiakbarova, Yuliya Gavrilova, Sofiya Velikaya)
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Final in Frankfurt: Japan 2–2 (3–1 pen.) United States
Japan become the first Asian team to win the World Cup.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Belize 3–1 (5–2) Montserrat. Belize win 8–3 on aggregate.
Copa América in Argentina:
Quarterfinals:
Brazil 0–0 (0–2 pen.) Paraguay in La Plata
Chile 1–2 Venezuela in San Juan
CAF Champions League Group stage, matchday 1:
Group A: Enyimba 2–2 Al-Hilal
Group B: Al-Ahly 3–3 Wydad Casablanca
CAF Confederation Cup Group stage, matchday 1:
Group A: ASEC Mimosas 1–1 Club Africain
Golf
Men's majors:
The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom:
Leaderboard after final round: (1) Darren Clarke (NIR) 275 (−5) (T2) Dustin Johnson (USA) & Phil Mickelson (USA) 278 (−2)
Clarke becomes the fourth Northern Irish player to win a major, after Fred Daly at the 1947 Open Championship, Graeme McDowell at the 2010 U.S. Open & Rory McIlroy at the 2011 U.S. Open.
PGA Tour:
Viking Classic in Madison, Mississippi:
Winner: Chris Kirk (USA) 266 (−22)
Kirk wins his first PGA Tour title.
Horse racing
Canadian Thoroughbred Triple Crown:
Prince of Wales Stakes in Fort Erie, Ontario: Pender Harbour (trainer: Mike De Paulo; jockey: Luis Contreras) Bowman's Causeway (trainer: Chad Brown; jockey: Eurico Rosa da Silva) Oh Canada (trainer: Bob Tiller; jockey: Krista Carignan)
Motorcycle racing
Moto GP:
German Grand Prix in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany:
MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda)
Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 168 points (2) Lorenzo 153 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 132
Moto2: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) (2) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) (3) Alex de Angelis (SMR) (Motobi)
Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 167 points (2) Márquez 120 (3) Simone Corsi (ITA) (FTR) 84
125cc: (1) Héctor Faubel (ESP) (Aprilia) (2) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) (3) Maverick Viñales (ESP) (Aprilia)
Faubel and Zarco finish the race in a dead heat, with Faubel awarded victory by virtue of having set a faster race lap than Zarco.
Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 166 points (2) Zarco 134 (3) Viñales 122
Synchronized swimming
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Solo technical routine: Natalia Ishchenko (RUS) 98.300 points Huang Xuechen (CHN) 96.500 Andrea Fuentes (ESP) 95.300
Ishchenko wins the event for the third successive time, and her tenth world title overall.
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand:
Semi-finals:
Wales 1–4 China
Hong Kong 3–4 Northern Ireland
Final: China 4–2 Northern Ireland
China win the title for the first time.
Tennis
ATP World Tour:
MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany:
Final: Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. Pablo Andújar (ESP) 6–4, 6–0
Ferrero wins his 16th career title.
SkiStar Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden:
Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 6–2, 6–2
Söderling wins the title for the second time in three years, winning his fourth title of the year and tenth of his career.
WTA Tour:
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in Palermo, Italy:
Final: Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) def. Polona Hercog (SLO) 6–3, 6–2.
Medina Garrigues wins her second title of the year and 11th of her career. She wins the event for the fifth time.
Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria:
Final: María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 6–0, 7–5
Martínez Sánchez wins her fourth career title.
Triathlon
ITU World Championships, Leg 4 in Hamburg, Germany:
Women (all AUS): Emma Moffatt 1:53:37 Emma Jackson 1:53.44 Emma Snowsill 1:53:44
Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Bárbara Riveros Díaz (CHI) 2498 points (2) Paula Findlay (CAN) 2400 (3) Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2318
Volleyball
Men's European League Final Four in Košice, Slovakia:
Bronze medal match: Slovenia 3–0 Romania
Final: Spain 2–3 Slovakia
Slovakia win the title for the second time.
Water polo
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's tournament:
Group A:
Netherlands 7–7 United States
Kazakhstan 6–21 Hungary
Group B:
Australia 7–10 Canada
New Zealand 19–6 Uzbekistan
Group C:
Brazil 4–15 Russia
Greece 10–9 Spain
Group D:
Italy 12–4 Cuba
South Africa 5–22 China
= July 16, 2011 (Saturday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Vienna, Austria:
5th place match: France 17–21 Germany
Gold medal match: Canada 7–50 United States
The United States win the title for the second successive time.
Athletics
European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's 200m: Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas (GRE) 20.56 James Alaka (GBR) 20.60 Pavel Maslák (CZE) 20.67
Men's 400m: Nigel Levine (GBR) 46.10 Brian Gregan (IRL) 46.12 Luke Lennon-Ford (GBR) 46.22
Men's 5000m: Sindre Buraas (NOR) 14:22.69 Ross Millington (GBR) 14:22.78 Jesper van der Wielen (NED) 14:23.31
Men's 110m hurdles: Sergey Shubenkov (RUS) 13.56 Balázs Baji (HUN) 13.58 Lawrence Clarke (GBR) 13.62
Men's 400m hurdles: Jack Green (GBR) 49.13 Nathan Woodward (GBR) 49.28 Emir Bekric (SRB) 49.61
Men's pole vault: Paweł Wojciechowski (POL) 5.70m Karsten Dilla (GER) 5.60m Dmitriy Zhelyabin (RUS) 5.55m
Men's javelin throw: Till Wöschler (GER) 84.38m Fatih Avan (TUR) 84.11m Dmitry Tarabin (RUS) 83.18m
Women's 200m: Darya Pizhankova (UKR) 23.20 Anna Kielbasinska (POL) 23.23 Moa Hjelmer (SWE) 23.24
Women's 400m: Olga Topilskaya (RUS) 51.45 Yuliya Terekhova (RUS) 52.63 Lena Schmidt (GER) 52.66
Women's 100m hurdles: Alina Talay (BLR) 12.91 Lisa Urech (SUI) 13.00 Cindy Roleder (GER) 13.10
Women's 400m hurdles: Hanna Yaroshchuk (UKR) 54.77 Hanna Titimets (UKR) 54.91 Meghan Beesley (GBR) 55.69
Women's 3000m steeplechase: Gülcan Mıngır (TUR) 9:47.83 Jana Sussmann (GER) 9:48.01 Mariya Shatalova (UKR) 9:48.22
Women's high jump: Esthera Petre (ROM) 1.98m Oksana Okuneva (UKR) 1.94m Burcu Ayhan (TUR) 1.94m
Women's hammer throw: Bianca Perie (ROM) 71.59m Joanna Fiodorow (POL) 70.06m Sophie Hitchon (GBR) 69.59m
Women's javelin throw: Sarah Mayer (GER) 59.29m Vira Rebryk (UKR) 58.95m Oona Sormunen (FIN) 58.54m
Central American and Caribbean Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
Men's 5000m: José Uribe (MEX) 14:08.10 Luis Orta (VEN) 14:14.30 Julio Pérez (MEX) 14:22.01
Men's 3000m steeplechase: Luis Enrique Ibarra (MEX) 8:55.86 Fernando Roman (PUR) 8:58.95 Aaron Arias (MEX) 9:01.35
Men's 400m hurdles: Leford Green (JAM) 49.03 Félix Sánchez (DOM) 49.41 Jehue Gordon (TRI) 50.10
Men's pole vault: Cristian Sanchez (MEX) 5.00m Alexander Castillo (PUR) 4.90m César González (VEN) 4.90m
Men's long jump: Tyrone Smith (BER) 8.06m Damar Forbes (JAM) 7.81m Raymond Higgs (BAH) 7.75m
Men's hammer throw: Roberto Janet (CUB) 71.65m Roberto Sawyer (CRC) 65.96m Pedro Muñoz (VEN) 63.63m
Men's javelin throw: Guillermo Martínez (CUB) 81.55m Arley Ibargüen (COL) 75.71m Jaime Dayron Marquez (COL) 74.07m
Men's decathlon: Marcos Sanchez (PUR) 7397 points Claston Bernard (JAM) 7299 Jonathan Davis (VEN) 6766
Men's 4 × 100 m relay: Jamaica (Lerone Clarke, Dexter Lee, Jason Young, Oshane Bailey) 38.81 Trinidad and Tobago (Aaron Armstrong, Darrel Brown, Emmanuel Callander, Keston Bledman) 38.89 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Jason Rogers, Kim Collins, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence) 39.07
Women's 5000m: Marisol Romero (MEX) 16:05.68 Sandra Lopez (MEX) 16:06.83 Johana Rivero (COL) 17:23.01
Women's 400m hurdles: Andrea Sutherland (JAM) 56.75 Yolanda Osana (DOM) 57.23 Katrina Seymour (BAH) 57.24
Women's high jump: Levern Spencer (LCA) 1.82m Marielys Rojas (VEN) 1.82m Fabiola Ayala (MEX) 1.79m
Women's 4 × 100 m relay: Trinidad and Tobago (Magnolia Howell, Michelle-Lee Ayhe, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett) 43.47 Jamaica (Jura Levy, Anastasia Le-Roy, Simone Facey, Patricia Hall) 43.63 Bahamas (V'Alonne Robinson, Nivea Smith, Cache Armbrister, Anthonique Strachan) 43.74
Auto racing
Nationwide Series:
New England 200 in Loudon, New Hampshire: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3) Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports)
Busch wins his 49th race in the secondary class, tying Mark Martin's record. Busch's victory is also his 100th in the NASCAR national series — Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series — and becomes the third person to reach that mark, after Richard Petty and David Pearson.
Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 34 races): (1) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 673 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 666 (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 655
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 14: Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 5h 13' 25" Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 21" Andy Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 46"
General classification (after stage 14): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 61h 04' 10" (2) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 06"
Diving
World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
Women's 3 m synchro springboard: Wu Minxia/He Zi (CHN) 356.40 points Émilie Heymans/Jennifer Abel (CAN) 313.50 Anabelle Smith/Sharleen Stratton (AUS) 306.90
Wu wins the event for the fifth time. He wins her first synchro springboard title and second world championship title.
Equestrianism
CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany:
Dressage – Grand Prix Spécial: Matthias Alexander Rath (GER) on Totilas Adelinde Cornelissen (NLD) on Parzival Isabell Werth (GER) on El Santo NRW
Eventing – CICO 3*:
Team result: Great Britain (William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Polly Stockton, Nicola Wilson) New Zealand Clarke Johnstone, Caroline Powell, Andrew Nicholson, Jonathan Paget) Sweden (Sara Algotsson-Ostholt, Christoffer Forsberg, Malin Petersen, Katrin Norling)
Individual result: Michael Jung (GER) on Sam FBW Stefano Brecciaroli (ITA) on Apollo van de Wendi Kurt Hoeve Fox-Pitt on Neuf des Coeurs
Show jumping – Best of Champions: Janne Friederike Meyer (GER) on Holiday by Solitour Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Carusso Denis Lynch (IRL) on Lord Luis
Fencing
European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom:
Men's sabre individual: Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS) Bolade Apithy (FRA) Max Hartung (GER) & Áron Szilágyi (HUN)
Women's épée individual: Tiffany Geroudet (SUI) Britta Heidemann (GER) Ana Maria Brânză (ROM) & Nathalie Möllhausen (ITA)
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Third place play-off in Sinsheim: Sweden 2–1 France
Copa América in Argentina:
Quarterfinals:
Colombia 0–2 (a.e.t.) Peru in Córdoba
Argentina 1–1 (4–5 pen.) Uruguay in Santa Fe
CAF Champions League Group stage, matchday 1:
Group A: Raja Casablanca 0–0 Coton Sport
Group B: MC Alger 1–1 Espérance ST
CAF Confederation Cup Group stage, matchday 1:
Group A: Kaduna United 1–1 Inter Luanda
Group B:
Sunshine Stars 2–0 Motema Pembe
Maghreb de Fès 1–0 JS Kabylie
Golf
Men's majors:
The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom:
Leaderboard after third round: (1) Darren Clarke (NIR) 205 (−5) (2) Dustin Johnson (USA) 206 (−4) (T3) Thomas Bjørn (DEN) & Rickie Fowler (USA) 208 (−2)
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand:
Quarter-finals:
Wales 4–2 Australia
China 4–1 Republic of Ireland
England 3–4 Hong Kong
Scotland 3–4 Northern Ireland
Triathlon
ITU World Championships, Leg 4 in Hamburg, Germany:
Men: Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) 1:44:08 William Clarke (GBR) 1:44:09 David Hauss (FRA) 1:44:09
Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Javier Gómez (ESP) 2027 points (2) Clarke 1935 (3) Hauss 1907
Volleyball
Women's European League Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey:
Bronze medal match: Czech Republic 0–3 Bulgaria
Final: Serbia 3–0 Turkey
Serbia win the title for the third successive time.
Men's European League Final Four in Košice, Slovakia:
Semifinals:
Slovenia 2–3 Spain
Slovakia 3–0 Romania
= July 15, 2011 (Friday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Vienna, Austria:
7th place match: Australia 10–48 Austria
Bronze medal match: Mexico 14–17 Japan
Athletics
European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's 100m: James Alaka (GBR) 10.45 Michael Tumi (ITA) 10.47 Andrew Robertson (GBR) 10.52
Men's 800m: Adam Kszczot (POL) 1:46.71 Kevin López (ESP) 1:46.93 Mukhtar Mohammed (GBR) 1:48.01
Men's long jump: Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) 8.08m Marcos Chuva (POR) 7.94m Guillaume Victorin (FRA) 7.86m
Men's decathlon: Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL) 8157 points Eduard Mikhan (BLR) 8152 Mihail Dudas (SRB) 8117
Women's discus throw: Julia Fischer (GER) 59.60m Nastassia Kashtanava (BLR) 56.25m Anita Márton (HUN) 54.14m
Women's triple jump: Paraskevi Papahristou (GRE) 14.40m Carmen Toma (ROM) 13.92m Anna Jagaciak (POL) 13.86m
Women's 100m: Andreea Ograzeanu (ROM) 11.65 Darya Pizhankova (UKR) 11.69 Leena Günther (GER) 11.75
Women's 800m: Elena Arzhakova (RUS) 1:59.41 Merve Aydın (TUR) 2:00.46 Lynsey Sharp (GBR) 2:00.65
Women's 10,000m: Layesh Abdullayeva (AZE) 32:18.05 Lyudmyla Kovalenko (UKR) 33:35.36 Catarina Ribeiro (POR) 34:10.39
Women's shot put: Yevgeniya Kolodko (RUS) 18.87m Sophie Kleeberg (GER) 17.92m Melissa Boekelman (NED) 17.88m
Central American and Caribbean Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
Men's 100m: Keston Bledman (TRI) 10.05 Daniel Bailey (ATG) 10.11 Dexter Lee (JAM) 10.18
Men's 400m: Renny Quow (TRI) 45.44 Ramon Miller (BAH) 45.56 Erison Hurtault (DMA) 45.93
Men's 1500m: Nico Herrera (VEN) 3:44.92 Jose Esparza (MEX) 3:45.78 Jon Rankin (CAY) 3:46.09
Men's 10,000m: Juan Romero (MEX) 28:54.06 Alejandro Suárez (MEX) 29:15.49 Milton Ayala (COL) 30:55.71
Men's shot put: O'Dayne Richards (JAM) 19.16m Stephen Saenz (MEX) 18.66m Edder Moreno (COL) 18.52m
Men's discus throw: Jason Morgan (JAM) 60.20m Mario Cota (MEX) 58.80m Quincy Wilson (TRI) 56.85m
Women's 100m: Semoy Hackett (TRI) 11.27 Jura Levy (JAM) 11.36 Simone Facey (JAM) 11.39
Women's 400m: Shereefa Lloyd (JAM) 51.69 Patricia Hall (JAM) 51.85 Norma Gonzalez (COL) 51.90
Women's 1500m: Sandra Lopez (MEX) 4:22.65 Korene Hinds (JAM) 4:23.78 Pilar McShine (TRI) 4:24.93
Women's triple jump: Ayanna Alexander (TRI) 13.50m Aida Villareal (MEX) 13.40m Ana José (DOM) 13.11m
Women's pole vault: Keisa Monterola (VEN) 4.00m Milena Agudelo (COL) 3.95m Andrea Zambrana (PUR) 3.80m
Women's discus throw: Denia Caballero (CUB) 62.06m Brittany Borrero (PUR) 54.03m Allison Randall (JAM) 52.75m
Women's hammer throw: Johana Moreno (COL) 67.97m Rosa Rodríguez (VEN) 65.74m Natalie Grant (JAM) 62.46m
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 13: Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 3h 47' 36" David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis) + 10" Jérémy Roy (FRA) (FDJ) + 26"
General classification (after stage 13): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 55h 49' 57" (2) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 06"
Fencing
European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom:
Men's épée individual: Jörg Fiedler (GER) Bas Verwijlen (NED) Max Heinzer (SUI) & Tomasz Motyka (POL)
Women's foil individual: Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) Valentina Vezzali (ITA) Edina Knapek (HUN) & Yevgeniya Lamonova (RUS)
Golf
Men's majors:
The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom:
Leaderboard after second round: (T1) Darren Clarke (NIR) & Lucas Glover (USA) 136 (−4) (T3) Thomas Bjørn (DEN), Chad Campbell (USA), Martin Kaymer (GER) & Miguel Ángel Jiménez (ESP) 137 (−3)
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand (teams in bold advance to quarter-finals):
Group A:
Egypt 2–3 Pakistan
Wales 3–2 Republic of Ireland
Final standings: Wales 14 points, Republic of Ireland 11, Pakistan 10, Germany 9, Egypt 6.
Group B:
United Arab Emirates 1–4 Australia
Thailand 1 1–4 China
Final standings: China, Australia 13 points, Malta 12, Thailand 1 8, United Arab Emirates 4.
Group C:
Brazil 1–4 India
England 3–2 Northern Ireland
Final standings: England 14 points, Northern Ireland 13 points, India 9, Belgium 8, Brazil 6.
Group D:
Thailand 2 4–1 Poland
Scotland 3–2 Hong Kong
Final standings: Scotland 13 points, Hong Kong 11, Thailand 2 10, Afghanistan 9, Poland 7.
Surfing
Women's World Tour:
Roxy Pro in Biarritz, France: (1) Stephanie Gilmore (USA) (2) Carissa Moore (USA) (3) Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) & Pauline Ado (FRA)
Standings (after 6 of 7 events): (1) Moore 55,000 points (2) Fitzgibbons 48,150 (3) Gilmore 39,350
Volleyball
Women's European League Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey:
Semifinals:
Serbia 3–0 Czech Republic
Turkey 3–0 Bulgaria
= July 14, 2011 (Thursday)
=Athletics
European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's shot put: David Storl (GER) 20.45m Dmytro Savytskyy (UKR) 19.18m Marin Premeru (CRO) 18.83m
Men's 10,000m: Sondre Nordstad Moen (NOR) 28:41.66 Ahmed El Mazoury (ITA) 28:46.97 Musa Roba-Kinkal (GER) 28:57.91
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 12: Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 6h 01' 15" Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) + 7" Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 10"
General classification (after stage 12): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 51h 54' 44" (2) Schleck + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 06"
Equestrianism
CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany:
Dressage – Grand Prix de Dressage (CDIO 5*):
Team result (Nations Cup of Germany): Germany (Anabel Balkenhol, Christoph Koschel, Isabell Werth, Matthias Alexander Rath) Great Britain (Richard Davison, Charlotte Dujardin, Emile Faurie, Laura Bechtolsheimer) Netherlands (Marlies van Baalen, Hans Peter Minderhoud, Edward Gal, Adelinde Cornelissen)
Individual result: Rath on Totilas Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris Werth on El Santo NRW
Show jumping – FEI Nations Cup:
Nations Cup of Germany (CSIO 5*): Netherlands (Eric van der Vleuten, Jur Vrieling, Gerco Schröder, Jeroen Dubbeldam) Ireland (Shane Breen, Shane Sweetnam, Denis Lynch, Billy Twomey), Great Britain (Guy Williams, Nick Skelton, Scott Brash, Michael Whitaker) & Germany (Christian Ahlmann, Janne Friederike Meyer, Carsten-Otto Nagel, Ludger Beerbaum)
Standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Netherlands 39.5 points (2) Ireland 30 (3) Germany 27
Fencing
European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom:
Women's sabre individual: Olha Kharlan (UKR) Aleksandra Socha (POL) Julia Gavrilova (RUS) & Halyna Pundyk (UKR)
Men's foil individual (ITA unless stated): Giorgio Avola Andrea Cassarà Andrea Baldini & Alexey Cheremisinov (RUS)
Football (soccer)
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, first leg:
Shakhter Karagandy 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic
Metalurgist Rustavi 1–1 Irtysh Pavlodar
Śląsk Wrocław 1–0 Dundee United
Rad 0–1 Olympiakos Volou
KuPS 1–0 Gaz Metan Mediaș
Flamurtari Vlorë 0–2 Jablonec
Iskra-Stal 1–1 Varaždin
Tauras Tauragė 2–3 ADO Den Haag
Rudar Pljevlja 0–3 Austria Wien
TPS 0–1 Westerlo
Sant Julià 0–2 Bnei Yehuda
Minsk 1–1 Gaziantepspor
Örebro 0–0 Sarajevo
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–1 Ventspils
Vålerenga 1–0 Mika
Ferencváros 2–1 Aalesund
Häcken 1–0 Honka
Anorthosis 3–0 Gagra
Floriana 0–8 AEK Larnaca
Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Khazar Lankaran
Llanelli 2–1 Dinamo Tbilisi
Sūduva Marijampolė 1–1 Elfsborg
Olimpija Ljubljana 2–0 Bohemians
Differdange 03 0–0 Levadia Tallinn
Tirana 0–0 Spartak Trnava
The New Saints 1–3 Midtjylland
Vaduz 0–2 Vojvodina
EB/Streymur 1–1 Qarabağ
Paks 1–1 Tromsø
Kecskemét 1–1 Aktobe
Željezničar 1–0 Sheriff Tiraspol
Juvenes/Dogana 0–1 Rabotnički
Liepājas Metalurgs 1–4 Red Bull Salzburg
Vllaznia Shkodër 0–0 Thun
Metalurg Skopje 0–0 Lokomotiv Sofia
Glentoran 0–2 Vorskla Poltava
Crusaders 1–3 Fulham
Domžale 1–2 Split
KR Reykjavík 3–0 Žilina
FH 1–1 Nacional
Golf
Men's majors:
The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom:
Leaderboard after first round: (T1) Thomas Bjørn (DEN) & Tom Lewis (ENG) (a) 65 (−5) (T3) Lucas Glover (USA), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (ESP) & Webb Simpson (USA) 66 (−4)
Lewis records the lowest score by an amateur at the Open, and becomes the first amateur to hold the lead of the Open since Michael Bonallack (ENG) in 1968. He is also the first amateur to lead any major since Mike Reid (USA) led after the first round of the 1976 U.S. Open.
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand (teams in bold advance to quarter-finals):
Group A:
Wales 3–2 Pakistan
Germany 2–3 Republic of Ireland
Standings: Wales 11 points (3 matches), Republic of Ireland 9 (3), Germany 9 (4), Pakistan 7 (3), Egypt 4 (3).
Group B:
United Arab Emirates 0–5 Malta
China 3–2 Australia
Standings: Malta 12 points (4 matches), China, Australia 9 (3), Thailand 1 7 (3), United Arab Emirates 3 (3).
Group C:
Belgium 2–3 Northern Ireland
England 4–1 India
Standings: England, Northern Ireland 11 points (3 matches), Belgium 8 (4), Brazil, India 5 (3).
Group D:
Poland 1–4 Afghanistan
Scotland 3–2 Thailand 2
Standings: Scotland 10 points (3 matches), Hong Kong 9 (3), Afghanistan 9 (4), Poland, Thailand 2 6 (3).
= July 13, 2011 (Wednesday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Austria (team in bold advances to final):
Group 2 in Graz:
Japan 27–31 Canada
Austria 16–24 France
Final standings: Canada 3–0, Japan 2–1, France 1–2, Austria 0–3.
Cricket
Tri-nation series in Scotland in Edinburgh: Sri Lanka 284/7 (50 overs); Scotland 101 (32.4 overs; Lasith Malinga 5/30). Sri Lanka win by 183 runs.
Final standings: Sri Lanka 7 points, Scotland 4, Ireland 2.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 11: Mark Cavendish (GBR) (HTC–Highroad) 3h 46' 07" André Greipel (GER) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) s.t. Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Cervélo) s.t.
General classification (after stage 11): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 45h 52' 39" (2) Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Rabobank) + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 26"
Equestrianism
CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany:
Show jumping – Prize of Europe (CSIO 5*): Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Shutterfly Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Chaman Laura Kraut (USA) on Teirra
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Semifinals:
France 1–3 United States in Mönchengladbach
The United States reach the final for a record-equalling third time.
Japan 3–1 Sweden in Frankfurt
Japan reach the final for the first time.
Copa América in Argentina (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
Group B:
Paraguay 3–3 Venezuela in Salta
Brazil 4–2 Ecuador in Córdoba
Final standings: Brazil, Venezuela 5 points, Paraguay 3, Ecuador 1.
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, first leg:
Zestafoni 3–0 Dacia Chişinău
Maccabi Haifa 5–1 Borac Banja Luka
Malmö FF 2–0 HB Tórshavn
Bangor City 0–3 HJK Helsinki
Skënderbeu Korçë 0–2 APOEL
Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 Neftchi Baku
Sturm Graz 2–0 Videoton
Skonto 0–1 Wisła Kraków
Partizan 4–0 Škendija
Rosenborg 5–0 Breiðablik
Linfield 1–1 BATE Borisov
Rugby union
IRB Pacific Nations Cup, round 3 in Lautoka, Fiji:
Tonga 29–19 Samoa
Japan 24–13 Fiji
Final standings: Japan, Tonga 10 points, Fiji, Samoa 5.
Japan win the title for the first time.
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand:
Group A:
Egypt 1–4 Republic of Ireland
Wales 3–2 Germany
Standings: Wales 8 points (2 matches), Germany 7 (3), Republic of Ireland 6 (2), Pakistan 5 (2), Egypt 4 (3).
Group B:
Thailand 1 2–3 Malta
China 3–2 United Arab Emirates
Standings: Australia 7 points (2 matches), Malta, Thailand 1 7 (3), China 6 (2), United Arab Emirates 3 (2).
Group C:
Brazil 1–4 Northern Ireland
England 3–2 Belgium
Standings: Northern Ireland 8 points (2 matches), England 7 (2), Belgium 6 (3), Brazil 5 (3), India 4 (2).
Group D:
Scotland 4–1 Afghanistan
Thailand 2 1–4 Hong Kong
Standings: Hong Kong 9 points (3 matches), Scotland 7 (2), Poland, Afghanistan 5 (3), Thailand 2 4 (2).
= July 12, 2011 (Tuesday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Austria (team in bold advances to final):
Group 1 in Innsbruck:
Germany 30–20 Australia
Mexico 7–17 United States
Final standings: United States 3–0, Mexico 2–1, Germany 1–2, Australia 0–3.
Baseball
Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix: National League 5, American League 1.
The National League win back-to-back All-Star Games for the first time since winning three in succession between 1994 and 1996. Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder is named as Most Valuable Player, after a three-run go-ahead home run in the fourth inning.
Cricket
Tri-nation series in Scotland in Edinburgh: Ireland 320/8 (50 overs; Paul Stirling 113); Scotland 323/5 (48.3 overs). Scotland win by 5 wickets.
Standings: Scotland 4 points (1 match), Ireland 2 (2), Sri Lanka 2 (1).
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 10: André Greipel (GER) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 3h 31' 21" Mark Cavendish (GBR) (HTC–Highroad) s.t. José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Movistar Team) s.t.
General classification (after stage 10): (1) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) 42h 06' 32" (2) Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Rabobank) + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 26"
Football (soccer)
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Saint Lucia 4–2 (2–4) Aruba. 6–6 on aggregate; Saint Lucia win 5–4 on penalties.
Copa América in Argentina:
Group C (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
Chile 1–0 Peru in Mendoza
Uruguay 1–0 Mexico in La Plata
Final standings: Chile 7 points, Uruguay 5, Peru 4, Mexico 0.
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, first leg:
Pyunik 0–4 Viktoria Plzeň
Valletta 2–3 Ekranas
Mogren 1–2 Litex Lovech
Maribor 2–0 F91 Dudelange
Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Tobol Kostanay
Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Flora Tallinn
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand:
Group A:
Pakistan 2–3 Germany
Wales 5–0 Egypt
Standings: Wales 5 points (1 match), Germany, Pakistan 5 (2), Egypt 3 (2), Republic of Ireland 2 (1).
Group B:
Malta 2–3 Australia
Thailand 1 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Standings: Australia 7 points (2 matches), Thailand 1 5 (2), Malta 4 (2), China 3 (1), United Arab Emirates 1 (1).
Group C:
India 3–2 Belgium
England 4–1 Brazil
Standings: England, Northern Ireland 4 points (1 match), India, Brazil, Belgium 4 (2).
Group D:
Scotland 3–2 Poland
Afghanistan 2–3 Hong Kong
Standings: Poland, Hong Kong 5 points (2 matches), Afghanistan 4 (2), Scotland, Thailand 2 3 (1).
= July 11, 2011 (Monday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Austria:
Group 2 in Graz:
France 10–35 Japan
Austria 14–36 Canada
Standings: Japan, Canada 2–0, Austria, France 0–2.
Baseball
Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in Phoenix: New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Canó defeats Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrián González in the finals, 12–11, to win the event.
Cricket
Tri-nation series in Scotland in Edinburgh: Ireland vs. Sri Lanka. Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
Football (soccer)
Copa América in Argentina (team in bold advances to quarterfinals):
Group A in Córdoba: Argentina 3–0 Costa Rica
Final standings: Colombia 7 points, Argentina 5, Costa Rica 3, Bolivia 1.
Golf
Women's majors:
U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Leaderboard after final round: (T1) Hee Kyung Seo (KOR) & So Yeon Ryu (KOR) 281 (−3) (3) Cristie Kerr (USA) 283 (−1)
3 holes playoff: Ryu 10 (−2) def. Seo 13 (+1)
Ryu wins her first major title.
Snooker
World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand:
Group A:
Pakistan 3–2 Republic of Ireland
Egypt 3–2 Germany
Group B:
Thailand 1 1–4 Australia
China 3–2 Malta
Group C:
Brazil 3–2 Belgium
India 1–4 Northern Ireland
Group D:
Thailand 2 3–2 Afghanistan
Hong Kong 2–3 Poland
= July 10, 2011 (Sunday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Austria:
Group 1 in Innsbruck:
Australia 0–65 Mexico
United States 48–7 Germany
Standings: United States, Mexico 2–0, Germany, Australia 0–2.
Archery
World Championships in Turin, Italy:
Men's individual recurve: Kim Woojin (KOR) Oh Jin-Hyek (KOR) Brady Ellison (USA)
Women's individual recurve: Denissé van Lamoen (CHI) Kristine Esebua (GEO) Fang Yuting (CHN)
Men's team recurve: South Korea (Oh, Kim, Im Dong-Hyun) France (Gaël Prévost, Jean-Charles Valladont, Romain Girouille) Italy (Michele Frangilli, Marco Galiazzo, Mauro Nespoli)
Women's team recurve: Italy (Natalia Valeeva, Guendalina Sartori, Jessica Tomasi) India (Deepika Kumari, Bombayala Devi, Chekrovolu Swuro) South Korea (Han Gyeonghee, Jung Dasomi, Ki Bo-Bee)
Mixed team recurve: South Korea (Im, Ki Bo-Bae) Mexico (Juan René Serrano, Aída Román) Great Britain (Laurence Godfrey, Amy Oliver)
Athletics
Samsung Diamond League:
Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix in Birmingham, United Kingdom:
Men:
100m: Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.91
400m hurdles: Dai Greene (GBR) 48.20
800m: Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:44.54
5000m: Mo Farah (GBR) 13:06.14
Triple jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.54m
Shot put: Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.55m
Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.30m
Women:
100m hurdles: Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.48
200m: Bianca Knight (USA) 22.59
400m: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.20
800m: Jenny Meadows (GBR) 2:02.06
1500m: Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:05.64
3000m steeplechase: Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:25.87
Long jump: Janay DeLoach (USA) 6.78m
High jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.99m
Pole vault: Silke Spiegelburg (GER) 4.66m
Discus throw: Nadine Müller (GER) 65.75m
World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France:
Boys' 200m: Stephen Newbold (BAH) 20.89 Odail Todd (JAM) 21.00 Ronald Darby (USA) 21.08
Boys' 1500m: Teshome Dirirsa (ETH) 3:39.13 Vincent Mutai (KEN) 3:39.17 Jonathan Kiplimo (KEN) 3:39.54
Boys' 3000m: William Malel Sitonik (KEN) 7:40.10 Patrick Mutunga Mwikya (KEN) 7:40.47 Abrar Osman Adem (ERI) 7:40.89
Boys' medley relay: United States (Darby, Aldrich Bailey, Najee Glass, Arman Hall) 1:49.47 Japan (Kazuma Oseto, Akiyuki Hashimoto, Shotaro Aikyo, Takuya Fukunaga) 1:50.69 France (Wilhem Belocian, Mickaël Zézé, Jordan Geenen, Thomas Jordier) 1:51.81
Boys' javelin throw: Reinhard van Zyl (RSA) 82.96m Morné Moolman (RSA) 80.99m Guisheng Zhang (CHN) 77.62m
Boys' pole vault: Robert Renner (SLO) 5.25m Melker Svärd Jacobsson (SWE) 5.15m Jacob Blankenship (USA) 5.05m
Girls' 200m: Desirèe Henry (GBR) 23.25 Christian Brennan (CAN) 23.47 Shericka Jackson (JAM) 23.62
Girls' 800m: Ajee' Wilson (USA) 2:02.64 Chunyu Wang (CHN) 2:03.23 Jessica Judd (GBR) 2:03.43
Girls' 2000m steeplechase: Norah Jeruto Tanui (KEN) 6:16.41 Fadwa Sidi Madane (MAR) 6:20.98 Lilian Jepkorir Chemweno (KEN) 6:21.85
Girls' medley relay: Jamaica (Christania Williams, Jackson, Chrisann Gordon, Olivia James) 2:03.42 United States (Jennifer Madu, Bealoved Brown, Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds) 2:03.92 Canada (Shamelle Pless, Khamica Bingham, Brennan, Sage Watson) 2:05.72
Girls' long jump: Chanice Porter (JAM) 6.22m Anastassia Angioi (ITA) 6.17m Marina Buchelnikova (RUS) 6.11m
Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan:
Men's 110m hurdles: Liu Xiang (CHN) 13.22 Shi Dongpeng (CHN) 13.56 Park Tae-Kyong (KOR) 13.66
Men's 200m: Femi Seun Ogunode (QAT) 20.41 Hitoshi Saito (JPN) 20.75 Omar Jouma Al-Salfa (UAE) 20.97
Men's 4 × 100 m relay: Japan (Sota Kawatsura, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Saito) 39.18 Hong Kong (Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung, Chi Ho Tsui) 39.26 Chinese Taipei (Wang Wen-Tang, Liu Yuan-Kai, Tsai Meng-Lin, Yi Wei-Che) 39.30
Men's 800m: Mohammad Al-Azemi (KUW) 1:46.14 Sajjad Moradi (IRN) 1:46.35 Ghamnda Ram (IND) 1:46.46
Men's 4 × 400 m relay: Japan (Yusuke Ishitsuka, Kei Takase, Hideyuki Hirose, Yuzo Kanemaru) 3:04.72 Saudi Arabia (Mohammed Ali Albishi, Hamed Al-Bishi, Y. I. Alhezam, Yousef Ahmed Masrahi) 3:08.03 Iran (Peyman Rajabi, A. Ghelichizokhanou, Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei, Sajjad Hashemiahangari) 3:08.58
Men's long jump: Su Xiongfeng (CHN) 8.19m Supanara Sukhasvasti (THA) 8.05m Rikiya Saruyama (JPN) 8.05m
Men's javelin throw: Yukifumi Murakami (JPN) 83.27m Park Jae-Myong (KOR) 80.19m Ivan Zaitcev (UZB) 79.22m
Women's 100m hurdles: Sun Yawei (CHN) 13.04 Jung Hye-Lim (KOR) 13.11 Natalya Ivoninskaya (KAZ) 13.15
Women's 200m: Chisato Fukushima (JPN) 23.49 Gretta Taslakian (LIB) 24.01 Saori Imai (JPN) 24.06
Women's 4 × 100 m relay: Japan (Nao Okabe, Momoko Takahashi, Fukushima, Saori Imai) 44.05 China (Tao Yujia, Liang Qiuping, Jiang Lan, Wei Yongli) 44.23 Thailand (Phatsorn Jaksuninkorn, Orranut Klomdee, Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen, Nongnuch Sanrat) 44.62
Women's 800m: Truong Thanh Hang (VIE) 2:01.41 Margarita Matsko (KAZ) 2:02.46 Tintu Luka (IND) 2:02.55
Women's 4 × 400 m relay: Japan (Sayaka Aoki, Chisato Tanaka, Satomi Kubokura, Miho Shingu) 3:35.00 Kazakhstan (Tatyana Roslanova, Matsko, Alexandra Kuzina, Olga Tereshkova) 3:36.61 Iraq (Alaa Al-Qaysi, Inam Al Sudani, Gulustan Ieso, Danah Abdulrazzaq) 3:41.91
Women's 3000m steeplechase: Minori Hayakari (JPN) 9:52.42 Sudha Singh (IND) 10:08.52 Thi Phuong Nguyen (VIE) 10:14.94
Women's high jump: Zheng Xingjuan (CHN) 1.92m Svetlana Radzivil (UZB) 1.92m Marina Aitova (KAZ) 1.89m
Women's shot put: Meng Qianqian (CHN) 18.31m Liu Xiangrong (CHN) 18.30m Leila Rajabi (IRI) 16.60m
Auto racing
Formula One:
British Grand Prix in Silverstone, Great Britain: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 204 points (2) Webber 124 (3) Alonso 112
IndyCar Series:
Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA) (Andretti Autosport)
Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 353 points (2) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 298 (3) Dixon 270
V8 Supercars:
Sucrogen Townsville 400 in Townsville, Queensland:
Race 15: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 1683 points (2) Lowndes 1497 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1317
Baseball
All-Star Futures Game in Phoenix: U.S. Futures 6, World Futures 4.
U.S. win the game for the second successive year and the seventh time overall. Oakland Athletics shortstop Grant Green is named game MVP.
Basketball
FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Riga, Latvia:
Bronze medal game: Argentina 72–77 Russia
Final: Serbia 67–85 Lithuania
Lithuania win the title for the first time.
Cricket
India in the West Indies:
3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 5: West Indies 204 & 322 (131.3 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 116*); India 347 & 94/3 (32 overs). Match drawn; India win 3-match series 1–0.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 9: Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Rabobank) 5h 27' 09" Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar) + 5" Sandy Casar (FRA) (FDJ) + 13"
General classification (after stage 9): (1) Voeckler 38h 35' 11" (2) Sánchez + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 2' 26"
Equestrianism
Falsterbo Horse Show in Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden:
Show jumping – Grand Prix (CSIO 5*): Patrice Delaveau (FRA) on Orient Express Angelica Augustsson (SWE) on Mic Mac du Tillard Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) on Verdi
CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany:
Show jumping – Olympic Qualification for Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Oceania (CSI 2*):
Best team: Ukraine (Cassio Rivetti, Björn Nagel, Oleg Krasyuk, Katharina Offel)
Best South East Asia or Oceania competitor: Taizo Sugitani (JPN)
Vaulting – Nations Cup of Germany (combined competition): Germany I (Pia Engelberty, Jannik Heiland, RSV Neuss Grimlinghausen) Germany II Austria
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Quarterfinals:
Sweden 3–1 Australia in Augsburg
Sweden qualify for the 2012 Olympic Tournament.
Brazil 2–2 (3–5 pen.) United States in Dresden
The United States advance to the semifinals for the sixth successive time.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
British Virgin Islands 1–2 (0–2) U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. Virgin Islands win 4–1 on aggregate.
Dominican Republic 4–0 (2–0) Anguilla. Dominican Republic win 6–0 on aggregate.
FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico City, Mexico:
Third-place match: Brazil 3–4 Germany
Final: Uruguay 0–2 Mexico
Mexico win the title for the second time.
Copa América in Argentina (team in bold advances to quarterfinals):
Group A in Santa Fe: Colombia 2–0 Bolivia
Standings: Colombia 7 points (3 matches), Costa Rica 3 (2), Argentina 2 (2), Bolivia 1 (3).
International friendly:
South Sudan 1–3 Tusker
South Sudan plays its first football fixture during its independence celebration.
Golf
Women's majors:
U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Leaderboard after third round (USA unless indicated): (T1) Cristie Kerr, So Yeon Ryu (KOR) & Angela Stanford 212 (−1)
Leaderboard after fourth day: (1) Hee Kyung Seo (KOR) 281 (−3) (2) Ryu −2 after 69 holes (3) Kerr −1 after 70 holes
30 players will complete their rounds tomorrow.
PGA Tour:
John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois:
Winner: Steve Stricker (USA) 262 (−22)
Stricker wins the tournament for the third consecutive year, for his eleventh PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
Barclays Scottish Open in Inverness, Scotland:
Winner: Luke Donald (ENG) 197 (−19)
Donald wins his third European Tour title of the season and sixth of his career.
Champions Tour:
Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, California:
Winner: Jeff Sluman (USA) 206 (−10)
Sluman wins the tournament for the third time in four years, for his fourth Champions Tour title.
Motorcycle racing
Superbike:
Brno World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic:
Race 1: (1) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R)
Race 2: (1) Biaggi (2) Melandri (3) Checa
Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 293 points (2) Biaggi 263 (3) Melandri 240
Supersport:
Brno World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic: (1) Gino Rea (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR) (2) Fabien Foret (FRA) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6)
Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 12 rounds): (1) Davies 121 points (2) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) & Foret 85
Netball
World Championships in Singapore:
Bronze medal match: England 70–49 Jamaica
Gold medal match: New Zealand 57–58 Australia
Australia win the title for the second successive time and tenth time overall.
Snooker
Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China:
Final: Ali Carter (ENG) 7–9 Mark Selby (ENG)
Selby wins his fifth professional title.
Tennis
Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals:
Sweden 1–4 Serbia
Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 3–6, 6–4 retired
United States 1–3 Spain
David Ferrer (ESP) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 7–5, 7–6(3), 5–7, 7–6(5)
Germany 1–4 France
Philipp Petzschner (GER) def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 6–3, 6–4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 7–6(3), 7–6(5)
ATP World Tour:
Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, United States:
Final: John Isner (USA) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–3, 7–6(6)
Isner wins his second career title.
WTA Tour:
Poli-Farbe Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary:
Final: Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Vinci wins her third title of the year and sixth of her career.
Volleyball
FIVB World League Final four in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland:
Bronze medal match: Argentina 0–3 Poland
Final: Brazil 2–3 Russia
Russia win the title for the second time.
Men's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool A:
Slovenia 0–3 Belgium
Croatia 3–2 Great Britain
Final standings: Slovenia 26 points, Belgium 18, Croatia 16, Great Britain 12.
Pool B:
Netherlands 0–3 Spain
Greece 0–3 Austria
Final standings: Spain 30 points, Netherlands 24, Greece 11, Austria 7.
Pool C: Slovakia 3–2 Turkey
Final standings: Romania 24 points, Slovakia 23, Belarus 17, Turkey 8.
Women's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool A: Greece 0–3 Serbia
Final standings: Serbia 35 points, France 21, Spain 14, Greece 2.
= July 9, 2011 (Saturday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Austria:
Group 2 in Graz:
Japan 24–6 Austria
Canada 45–10 France
Archery
World Championships in Turin, Italy:
Men's individual compound: Christopher Perkins (CAN) Jesse Broadwater (USA) Reo Wilde (USA)
Women's individual compound: Albina Loginova (RUS) Pascale Lebecque (FRA) Erika Anschutz (USA)
Men's team compound: United States (Broadwater, Braden Gellenthien, Wilde) Denmark (Martin Damsbo, Torben Johannessen, Patrick Laursen) Canada (Perkins, Simon Rousseau, Dietmar Trillus)
Women's team compound: United States (Anschutz, Christie Colin, Jamie Van Natta), Iran (Vida Halimian, Mahtab Parsamehr, Shabnam Sarlak) Venezuela (Olga Bosh, Luzmary Guédez, Ana Mendoza)
Mixed team compound: Italy (Sergio Pagni, Marcella Tonioli) Netherlands (Peter Elzinga, Inge van Caspel) South Korea (Choi Yong-Hee, Seok Ji-Hyun)
Athletics
World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France:
Boys' 400m hurdles: Egor Kuznetsov (RUS) 50.97 Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh (KSA) 51.14 Takahiro Matsumoto (JPN) 51.26
Boys' 800m: Leonard Kirwa Kosencha (KEN) 1:44.08 Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.68 Timothy Kitum (KEN) 1:44.98
Boys' 10,000m walk: Pavel Parshin (RUS) 40:51.31 Kenny Martín Pérez (COL) 40:59.25 Erwin González (MEX) 41:09.60
Boys' triple jump: Latario Collie-Minns (BAH) 16.06m Albert Janki (RSA) 15.95m Lathone Collie-Minns (BAH) 15.51m
Boys' high jump: Gaël Levécque (FRA) 2.13m Usman Usmanov (RUS) 2.13m Justin Fondren (USA) 2.13m
Girls' 400m hurdles: Nnenya Hailey (USA) 57.93 Sarah Carli (AUS) 58.05 Surian Hechavarría (CUB) 58.37
Girls' 1500m: Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) 4:09.48 Senbere Teferi (ETH) 4:10.54 Genet Tibieso (ETH) 4:11.56
Girls' pole vault: Desiree Singh (GER) 4.25m Liz Parnov (AUS) 4.20m Lucy Bryan (GBR) 4.10m
Girls' discus throw: Rosalía Vázquez (CUB) 53.51m Yan Liang (CHN) 52.89m Shelbi Vaughan (USA) 52.58m
Girls' hammer throw: Louisa James (GBR) 57.13m Malwina Kopron (POL) 57.03m Roxana Perie (ROM) 56.75m
Girls' heptathlon: Yusleidys Mendieta (CUB) 5697 points Yorgelis Rodríguez (CUB) 5671 Marjolein Lindemans (BEL) 5532
Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan:
Men's 400m hurdles: Takatoshi Abe (JPN) 49.64 Yuta Imazeki (JPN) 50.22 Chieh Chen (TPE) 50.39
Men's 5000m: Dejenee Mootumaa (BHR) 13:40.78 Yuki Sato (JPN) 13:41.93 Alemu Bekele Gebre (BHR) 13:48.81
Men's high jump: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.35m Majd Eddin Ghazal (SYR) 2.28m Wang Chen (CHN) 2.26m
Men's shot put: Chang Ming-Huang (TPE) 20.14m Zhang Jun (CHN) 19.77m Om Prakash Karhana (IND) 19.47m
Women's 400m hurdles: Satomi Kubokura (JPN) 56.52 Qi Yang (CHN) 56.69 Christine Merrill (SRI) 57.30
Women's 5000m: Tejitu Daba Chalchissa (BHR) 15:22.48 Hitomi Niiya (JPN) 15:34.19 Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) 15:42.59
Women's pole vault: Wu Sha (CHN) 4.35m Li Ling (CHN) 4.30m Choi Yun-hee (KOR) 4.00m
Women's triple jump: Xie Limei (CHN) 14.58m Valeriya Kanatova (UZB) 14.14m Mayookha Johny (IND) 14.11m
Women's heptathlon: Wassana Winatho (THA) 5710 points Humie Takehara (JPN) 5491 Chie Kiriyama (JPN) 5442
Auto racing
Sprint Cup Series:
Quaker State 400 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) David Reutimann (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing) (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports)
Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Busch 624 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 620 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 614
V8 Supercars:
Sucrogen Townsville 400 in Townsville, Queensland:
Race 14: (1) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Racing Team; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Will Davison (AUS) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 1533 points (2) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 1359 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1206
Baseball
Derek Jeter becomes the 28th player in Major League Baseball history with 3,000 career hits, and the first to reach the mark with the New York Yankees. He entered the club with a home run off David Price in the third inning of the Yankees' game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Beach handball
European Championship in Umag, Croatia:
Men's:
3rd place game: Ukraine 1–2 Spain
Final: Croatia 2–0 Russia
Croatia win the title for the second successive time.
Women's:
3rd place game: Italy 2–1 Norway
Final: Denmark 1–2 Croatia
Croatia win the title for the second time.
Cricket
India in the West Indies:
3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 4: West Indies 204 & 224/6 (83 overs; Kirk Edwards 110); India 347 (108.2 overs; Fidel Edwards 5/103). West Indies lead by 81 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
Sri Lanka in England:
5th ODI in Manchester: England 268/9 (50 overs; Suraj Randiv 5/42); Sri Lanka 252 (48.2 overs). England win by 16 runs; win 5-match series 3–2.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 8: Rui Costa (POR) (Movistar Team) 4h 36' 46" Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) + 12" Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 15"
General classification (after stage 8): (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 33h 06' 28" (2) Evans + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 4"
Equestrianism
Falsterbo Horse Show in Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden:
Dressage – World Dressage Masters (CDI 5*):
Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final): Patrik Kittel (SWE) on Scandic Anky van Grunsven (NED) on Salinero Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) on Don Auriello
Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final): Michal Rapcewicz (POL) on Randon Jenny Schreven (NED) on Krawall Siril Helljesen (NOR) on Dorina
Show jumping – Falsterbo Derby (CSIO 5*): Patrice Delaveau (FRA) on Ornella Mail Shane Breen (IRL) on Gold Rain Erika Lickhammer (SWE) on Hip Hop
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Quarterfinals:
England 1–1 (3–4 pen.) France in Leverkusen
France qualify for the 2012 Olympic Tournament.
Germany 0–1 (a.e.t.) Japan in Wolfsburg
Two times defending champion Germany suffer their first defeat after 15 World Cup matches.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Bahamas 6–0 (4–0) Turks and Caicos Islands. Bahamas win 10–0 on aggregate.
Copa América in Argentina:
Group B:
Brazil 2–2 Paraguay in Córdoba
Venezuela 1–0 Ecuador in Salta
Standings (after 2 matches): Venezuela 4 points, Brazil, Paraguay 2, Ecuador 1.
Golf
Women's majors:
U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Leaderboard after second round and after third day: (1) Mika Miyazato (JPN) 137 (−5) (2) Ai Miyazato (JPN) 138 (−4) (3) I.K. Kim (KOR) 139 (−3)
With only 19 of the 72 players who made the cut having begun their third round, the USGA will attempt to complete the tournament with two rounds on Sunday.
Rugby union
Super Rugby Final in Brisbane: Reds 18–13 Crusaders
The Reds win their first championship in the competition's professional era, and for the third time including their 1994 and 1995 titles in the amateur Super 10.
IRB Pacific Nations Cup, round 2 in Suva, Fiji:
Japan 28–27 Tonga
Fiji 36–18 Samoa
Standings (after 2 games): Tonga 6 points, Samoa, Fiji, Japan 5.
Snooker
Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China, semi-finals:
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–6 Ali Carter (ENG)
Ding Junhui (CHN) 5–6 Mark Selby (ENG)
Tennis
Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals:
Sweden 1–2 Serbia
Simon Aspelin/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) def. Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–5
Argentina 5–0 Kazakhstan
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) def. Evgeny Korolev (KAZ) 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Juan Mónaco (ARG) def. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6–4, 6–1
United States 1–2 Spain
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Marcel Granollers/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Germany 0–3 France
Michaël Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Christopher Kas/Philipp Petzschner (GER) 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–4
WTA Tour:
Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden:
Final: Polona Hercog (SLO) def. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6–4, 7–5
Hercog wins her first career title.
Volleyball
FIVB World League Final four in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland:
Semifinals:
Argentina 0–3 Brazil
Russia 3–1 Poland
Men's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool A:
Slovenia 3–1 Belgium
Croatia 3–0 Great Britain
Standings (after 11 matches): Slovenia 26 points, Belgium 15, Croatia 14, Great Britain 11.
Pool B:
Netherlands 3–2 Spain
Greece 3–0 Austria
Standings (after 11 matches): Spain 27 points, Netherlands 24, Greece 11, Austria 4.
Pool C:
Romania 0–3 Belarus
Slovakia 3–0 Turkey
Standings: Romania 24 points (12 matches), Slovakia 21 (11), Belarus 17 (12), Turkey 7 (11).
Women's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool A:
Greece 0–3 Serbia
France 3–0 Spain
Standings: Serbia 32 points (11 matches), France 21 (12), Spain 14 (12), Greece 2 (11).
Pool B:
Bulgaria 3–1 Czech Republic
Hungary 3–2 Israel
Final standings: Bulgaria 29, Czech Republic 27, Hungary 10, Israel 6.
Pool C:
Turkey 3–0 Croatia
Romania 3–1 Belarus
Final standings: Turkey 30 points, Romania 22, Belarus 16, Croatia 4.
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Seventh place match: Peru 0–3 Canada
Fifth place match: Argentina 2–3 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal match: Cuba 0–3 United States
Final: Brazil 3–0 Dominican Republic
Brazil win the Cup for the third time.
= July 8, 2011 (Friday)
=American football
IFAF World Championship in Austria:
Group 1 in Innsbruck:
Australia 0–61 United States
Mexico 22–15 Germany
Athletics
Samsung Diamond League:
Meeting Areva in Saint-Denis, France:
Men:
200m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03
400m: Chris Brown (BAH) 44.94
1500m: Amine Laâlou (MAR) 3:32.15
110m hurdles: Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.09
3000m steeplechase: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:02.09
Discus throw: Robert Harting (GER) 67.32m
High jump: Jaroslav Bába (CZE) & Aleksey Dmitrik (RUS) 2.32m
Long jump: Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.40m
Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.73m
Women:
100m: Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) 10.91
800m: Caster Semenya (RSA) 2:00.18
5000m: Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:29.52
400m hurdles: Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 53.29
Javelin throw: Christina Obergföll (GER) 68.01m
Shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.78m
Triple jump: Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.99m
World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France:
Boys' 2000m steeplechase: Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) 5:28.65 Gilbert Kirui (KEN) 5:30.49 Zacharia Kiprotich (UGA) 5:37.98
Boys' hammer throw: Bence Pásztor (HUN) 82.60m Özkan Baltaci (TUR) 78.63m Serhiy Reheda (UKR) 74.06m
Boys' 400m: Arman Hall (USA) 46.01 Alphas Leken Kishoyan (KEN) 46.58 Patryk Dobek (POL) 46.67
Boys' 110m hurdles: Andries van der Merwe (RSA) 13.41 Joshua Hawkins (NZL) 13.44 Wilhem Belocian (FRA) 13.51
Girls' high jump: Ligia Grozav (ROM) 1.87m Iryna Herashchenko (UKR) 1.87m Chanice Porter (JAM) 1.82m
Girls' 5000m walk: Kate Veale (IRL) 21:45.59 Yanxue Mao (CHN) 22:00.15 Nadezhda Leontyeva (RUS) 22:00.84
Girls' triple jump: Sokhna Galle (FRA) 13.62m Jingyu Li (CHN) 13.57m Ana Peleteiro (ESP) 12.92m
Girls' 400m: Shaunae Miller (BAH) 51.84 Christian Brennan (CAN) 52.12 Olivia James (JAM) 52.14
Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan:
Men's 100m: Su Bingtian (CHN) 10.21 Masashi Eriguchi (JPN) 10.28 Sota Kawatsura (JPN) 10.30
Men's 400m: Yousef Ahmed Masrahi (KSA) 45.79 Hideyuki Hirose (JPN) 46.03 Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN) 46.38
Men's 1500m: Mohammad Al-Azemi (KUW) 3:42.49 Sajjad Moradi (IRI) 3:43.30 Chaminda Wijekoon (SRI) 3:44.01
Men's 3000m steeplechase: Abubaker Ali Kamal (QAT) 8:30.23 Artem Kossinov (KAZ) 8:35.11 Tareq Mubarak Taher (BHR) 8:45.47
Men's pole vault: Daichi Sawano (JPN) 5.50m Hiroki Ogita (JPN) 5.40m Yang Yansheng (CHN) 5.40m
Men's triple jump: Yevgeniy Ektov (KAZ) 16.91m Li Yanxi (CHN) 16.70m Roman Valiyev (KAZ) 16.62m
Men's decathlon: Hadi Sepehrzad (IRN) 7506 points, Akihiko Nakamura (JPN) 7478 Bharatinder Singh (IND) 7358
Women's 100m: Guzel Khubbieva (UZB) 11.39 Wei Yongli (CHN) 11.70 Tao Yujia (CHN) 11.74
Women's 400m: Olga Tereshkova (KAZ) 52.37 Gulustan Ieso (IRQ) 52.80 Chen Jingwen (CHN) 52.89
Women's 1500m: Genzeb Shumi Regasa (BHR) 4:15.91 Truong Thanh Hang (VIE) 4:18.40 O. P. Jaisha (IND) 4:21.41
Women's discus throw: Sun Taifeng (CHN) 60.89m Ma Xuejun (CHN) 59.67m Harwant Kaur (IND) 57.99m
Auto racing
Nationwide Series:
Feed the Children 300 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 34 races): (1) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 641 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 637 (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 614
Cricket
India in the West Indies:
3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 3: West Indies 204; India 308/6 (98 overs). India lead by 104 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 7: Mark Cavendish (GBR) (HTC–Highroad) 5h 38' 53" Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) s.t. André Greipel (GER) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) s.t.
General classification (after stage 7): (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 28h 29' 27" (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 4"
Equestrianism
FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping:
Nations Cup of Sweden in Skanör med Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): Germany (Marco Kutscher, Thomas Voß, Carsten-Otto Nagel, Ludger Beerbaum) France (Pénélope Leprevost, Simon Delestre, Kevin Staut, Michel Robert) & Sweden (Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Angelica Augustsson, Peder Fredricson, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson)
Standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Netherlands 29.5 points (2) Ireland 24 (3) Germany 21
Football (soccer)
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, first leg:
Anguilla 0–2 Dominican Republic in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Aruba 4–2 Saint Lucia
Copa América in Argentina:
Group C in Mendoza:
Uruguay 1–1 Chile
Peru 1–0 Mexico
Standings (after 2 matches): Chile, Peru 4 points, Uruguay 2, Mexico 0.
Golf
Women's majors:
U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Leaderboard after first round (all USA): (1) Stacy Lewis 68 (−3) (T2) Amy Anderson (a), Ryann O'Toole & Lizette Salas 69 (−2)
Leaderboard after second day (USA unless indicated): (1) I.K. Kim (KOR) −4 after 32 holes (T2) Anderson (a; after 18 holes), Lewis (after 34 holes) & Wendy Ward (after 33 holes) −2
Weather delays continue, with 66 players yet to begin their second round, and another 57 on the course. The second round resumes tomorrow.
Snooker
Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China, quarter-finals:
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–1 Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Ali Carter (ENG) 5–3 Yu Delu (CHN)
Ding Junhui (CHN) 5–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Mark Selby (ENG) 5–0 Graeme Dott (SCO)
Tennis
Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals:
Sweden 0–2 Serbia
Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6), 7–5
Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) 6–2, 1–0 retired
Argentina 3–0 Kazakhstan
Juan Ignacio Chela/Eduardo Schwank (ARG) def. Evgeny Korolev/Yuri Schukin (KAZ) 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
United States 0–2 Spain
Feliciano López (ESP) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2), 8–6
David Ferrer (ESP) def. Andy Roddick (USA) 7–6(9), 7–5, 6–3
Germany 0–2 France
Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. Florian Mayer (GER) 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 7–6(3), 7–6(5), 6–4
Volleyball
FIVB World League Final round in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool E:
Italy 0–3 Bulgaria
Poland 3–2 Argentina
Final standings: Argentina 7 points, Poland, Bulgaria 4, Italy 3.
Pool F:
United States 3–2 Cuba
Brazil 0–3 Russia
Final standings: Russia 9 points, Brazil 5, United States, Cuba 2.
Men's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool C: Romania 3–1 Belarus
Standings: Romania 24 points (11 matches), Slovakia 18 (10), Belarus 14 (11), Turkey 7 (10).
Women's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool A: France 3–2 Spain
Standings: Serbia 29 points (10 matches), France 18 (11), Spain 14 (11), Greece 2 (10).
Pool B:
Bulgaria 1–3 Czech Republic
Hungary 3–2 Israel
Standings (after 11 matches): Czech Republic 27 points, Bulgaria 26, Hungary 8, Israel 5.
Pool C:
Turkey 3–0 Croatia
Romania 3–2 Belarus
Standings (after 11 matches): Turkey 27 points, Romania 19, Belarus 16, Croatia 4.
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Ninth place match: Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 Mexico
Classification 5–8:
Puerto Rico 3–1 Canada
Argentina 3–2 Peru
Semifinals:
Brazil 3–1 Cuba
Dominican Republic 3–1 United States
= July 7, 2011 (Thursday)
=Athletics
World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France:
Boys' 100m: Odail Todd (JAM) 10.51 Kazuma Oseto (JPN) 10.52 Mickaël Zézé (FRA) 10.57
Boys' shot put: Jacko Gill (NZL) 24.35m Tyler Schultz (USA) 20.35m Braheme Days Jr. (USA) 20.14m
Boys' long jump: Qing Lin (CHN) 7.83m Johan Taléus (SWE) 7.44m Stefano Braga (ITA) 7.42m
Boys' octathlon: Jake Stein (AUS) 6491 points Fredrick Ekholm (SWE) 6127 Felipe dos Santos (BRA) 5966
Girls' 100m: Jennifer Madu (USA) 11.57 Myasia Jacobs (USA) 11.61 Christania Williams (JAM) 11.63
Girls' 100m hurdles: Trinity Wilson (USA) 13.11 Noemi Zbären (SUI) 13.17 Kendell Williams (USA) 13.28
Girls' javelin throw: Christin Hussong (GER) 59.74m Sofi Flinck (SWE) 54.62m Monique Cilione (AUS) 52.77m
Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan:
Men's 10,000 metres: Ali Hasan Mahboob (BHR) 28:35.49 Bilisuma Shugi Gelassa (BHR) 28:36.30 Akinobu Murasawa (JPN) 28:40.63
Men's discus throw: Ehsan Haddadi (IRI) 62.27m Vikas Gowda (IND) 61.58m Wu Jian (CHN) 56.61
Women's 10,000 metres: Shitaye Eshete (BHR) 32:47.80 Kareema Saleh Jasim (BHR) 32:50.70 Preeja Sreedharan (IND) 33:15.55
Women's long jump: Mayookha Johny (IND) 6.56m Lu Minjia (CHN) 6.52m Saeko Okayama (JPN) 6.51m
Women's hammer throw: Masumi Aya (JPN) 67.19m Liu Tingting (CHN) 65.42m Yuka Murofushi (JPN) 62.50m
Women's javelin throw: Liu Chunhua (CHN) 58.05m Wang Ping (CHN) 55.80m Yuka Sato (JPN) 54.16m
Cricket
India in the West Indies:
3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 2: West Indies 204 (76.3 overs; Ishant Sharma 5/77); India 8/0 (4 overs). India trail by 196 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
India's Harbhajan Singh, with his dismissal of Carlton Baugh, becomes the eleventh bowler to claim 400 Test wickets.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 6: Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) 5h 13' 37" Matthew Goss (AUS) (HTC–Highroad) s.t. Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) s.t.
General classification (after stage 6): (1) Hushovd 22h 50' 34" (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 4"
Football (soccer)
Copa América in Argentina:
Group A in Jujuy: Bolivia 0–2 Costa Rica
Standings (after 2 matches): Colombia 4 points, Costa Rica 3, Argentina 2, Bolivia 1.
FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
Semifinals:
Uruguay 3–0 Brazil in Guadalajara
Germany 2–3 Mexico in Torreón
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Shakhter Karagandy 2–1 (1–1) Koper. Shakhter Karagandy win 3–2 on aggregate.
Metalurgist Rustavi 1–1 (1–0) Banants. Metalurgist Rustavi win 2–1 on aggregate.
Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 (0–1) Jagiellonia Białystok. Irtysh Pavlodar win 2–1 on aggregate.
Ulisses 0–2 (0–3) Ferencváros. Ferencváros win 5–0 on aggregate.
Flamurtari Vlorë 1–2 (3–1) Budućnost Podgorica. Flamurtari Vlorë win 4–3 on aggregate.
Milsami Orhei 1–3 (0–2) Dinamo Tbilisi. Dinamo Tbilisi win 5–1 on aggregate.
Zeta 2–1 (0–3) Spartak Trnava. Spartak Trnava win 4–2 on aggregate.
Qarabağ 3–0 (4–0) Banga Gargždai. Qarabağ win 7–0 on aggregate.
Fola Esch 1–1 (0–4) Elfsborg. Elfsborg win 5–1 on aggregate.
Nõmme Kalju 0–2 (0–0) Honka. Honka win 2–0 on aggregate.
Lusitanos 0–1 (1–5) Varaždin. Varaždin win 6–1 on aggregate.
Tromsø 2–1 (5–0) Daugava Daugavpils. Tromsø win 7–1 on aggregate.
Häcken 5–1 (1–1) Käerjéng 97. Häcken win 6–2 on aggregate.
Vllaznia Shkodër 1–1 (1–0) Birkirkara. Vllaznia Shkodër win 2–1 on aggregate.
Minsk 2–1 (1–1) AZAL Baku. Minsk win 3–2 on aggregate.
NSÍ Runavík 0–0 (0–3) Fulham. Fulham win 3–0 on aggregate.
Paks 4–0 (1–0) UE Santa Coloma. Paks win 5–0 on aggregate.
Neath 0–2 (1–4) Aalesund. Aalesund win 6–1 on aggregate.
Rabotnički 3–0 (4–1) Narva Trans. Rabotnički win 7–1 on aggregate.
Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 (0–0) Široki Brijeg. Olimpija Ljubljana win 3–0 on aggregate.
Tre Penne 1–3 (0–6) Rad. Rad win 9–1 on aggregate.
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 (0–1) ÍBV Vestmannaeyar. St Patrick's Athletic win 2–1 on aggregate.
Cliftonville 0–1 (1–1) The New Saints. The New Saints win 2–1 on aggregate.
Glentoran 2–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2) Renova. 3–3 on aggregate; Glentoran win 3–2 on penalties.
KR Reykjavík 5–1 (3–1) ÍF Fuglafjørður. KR Reykjavík win 8–2 on aggregate.
Golf
Women's majors:
U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Leaderboard after first day: (T1) Cristie Kerr (USA) −2 after 15 holes & Amy Anderson (USA) −2 after 12 (T3) Inbee Park (KOR) −1 after 17, Ai Miyazato (JPN) −1 after 15 & Silvia Cavalleri (ITA) −1 after 1
131 players will complete their first rounds on July 8.
Snooker
Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China, round 1:
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5–3 Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
Matthew Stevens (WAL) 4–5 Yu Delu (CHN)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5–2 Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Graeme Dott (SCO) 5–2 Cao Yupeng (CHN)
Tennis
Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals:
Argentina 2–0 Kazakhstan
Juan Mónaco (ARG) def. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) def. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Volleyball
FIVB World League Final round in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland (teams in bold advance to final four):
Pool E:
Bulgaria 0–3 Argentina
Italy 3–0 Poland
Standings (after 2 matches): Argentina 6 points, Italy 3, Poland 2, Bulgaria 1.
Pool F:
Cuba 0–3 Russia
United States 1–3 Brazil
Standings (after 2 matches): Russia 6 points, Brazil 5, Cuba 1, United States 0.
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Eleventh place match: Chile 0–3 Costa Rica
Classification 7–10:
Canada 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Peru 3–0 Mexico
Quarterfinals:
Cuba 3–0 Puerto Rico
United States 3–0 Argentina
= July 6, 2011 (Wednesday)
=Athletics
World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France:
Boys' discus throw: Fedrick Dacres (JAM) 67.05m Ethan Cochran (USA) 61.37m Gerhard de Beer (RSA) 60.63m
Girls' 3000m: Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) 8:56.36 Ziporah Wanjiru Kngori (KEN) 8:56.82 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (KEN) 8:58.63
Girls' shot put: Tiangian Guo (CHN) 15.24m Sophie McKinna (GBR) 14.90m Katinka Urbaniak (GER) 14.71m
Cricket
Sri Lanka in England:
4th ODI in Nottingham: Sri Lanka 174 (43.4 overs); England 171/0 (23.5/48 overs). England win by 10 wickets (D/L); 5-match series tied 2–2.
India in the West Indies:
3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 1: West Indies 75/3 (31.1 overs); India
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 5: Mark Cavendish (GBR) (HTC–Highroad) 3h 38' 32" Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) s.t. José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Movistar Team) s.t.
General classification (after stage 5): (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 17h 36' 57" (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 4"
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
Group C:
Sweden 2–1 United States in Wolfsburg
North Korea 0–0 Colombia in Bochum
Final standings: Sweden 9 points, United States 6, North Korea, Colombia 1.
Group D:
Equatorial Guinea 0–3 Brazil in Frankfurt
Australia 2–1 Norway in Leverkusen
Final standings: Brazil 9 points, Australia 6, Norway 3, Equatorial Guinea 0.
Copa América in Argentina:
Group A in Santa Fe: Argentina 0–0 Colombia
Standings: Colombia 4 points (2 matches), Argentina 2 (2), Bolivia 1 (1), Costa Rica 0 (1).
UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Valletta 2–1 (3–0) Tre Fiori. Valletta win 5–1 on aggregate.
Olympic Games
Pyeongchang, South Korea is selected as host of the 2018 Winter Olympics at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban.
Rugby league
State of Origin Series:
Game III in Brisbane: Queensland 34–24 New South Wales. Queensland win series 2–1.
Queensland win the series for the sixth successive time and 18th time overall.
Volleyball
FIVB World League Final round in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland:
Pool E:
Argentina 3–1 Italy
Poland 3–2 Bulgaria
Pool F:
Russia 3–1 United States
Brazil 3–2 Cuba
= July 5, 2011 (Tuesday)
=Cricket
ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day:
2nd Match in Belfast: Namibia 175 (36/38 overs); Ireland 176/2 (30.2 overs). Ireland win by 8 wickets.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 4: Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 4h 11' 39" Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) s.t. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana) s.t.
General classification (after stage 4): (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 13h 58' 25" (2) Evans + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Leopard Trek) + 4"
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
Group A:
France 2–4 Germany in Mönchengladbach
Canada 0–1 Nigeria in Dresden
Final standings: Germany 9 points, France 6, Nigeria 3, Canada 0.
Group B:
England 2–0 Japan in Augsburg
New Zealand 2–2 Mexico in Sinsheim
Final standings: England 7 points, Japan 6, Mexico 2, New Zealand 1.
UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
F91 Dudelange 2–0 (2–0) FC Santa Coloma. F91 Dudelange win 4–0 on aggregate.
Volleyball
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (teams in bold advance to semifinals, teams in italics advance to quarterfinals):
Group A:
Canada 3–0 Chile
Cuba 1–3 Dominican Republic
Mexico 0–3 Argentina
Final standings: Dominican Republic 15 points, Cuba 12, Argentina 9, Canada 6, Mexico 3, Chile 0.
Group B:
Costa Rica 0–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Peru 1–3 Puerto Rico
Brazil 3–2 United States
Final standings: Brazil 14 points, United States 13, Puerto Rico 9, Peru 6, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Costa Rica 0.
= July 4, 2011 (Monday)
=Cricket
ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day:
1st Match in Belfast: Ireland 241 (49.5 overs); Namibia 215 (48.4 overs). Ireland win by 26 runs.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 3: Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Cervélo) 4h 40' 21" Romain Feillu (FRA) (Vacansoleil–DCM) s.t. José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Movistar Team) s.t.
General classification (after stage 3): (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 9h 46' 46" (2) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin–Cervélo) + 0" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1"
Football (soccer)
FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
Quarterfinals:
Germany 3–2 England in Morelia
France 1–2 Mexico in Pachuca
Copa América in Argentina:
Group C in San Juan:
Uruguay 1–1 Peru
Chile 2–1 Mexico
Volleyball
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Group A:
Argentina 3–0 Chile
Cuba 3–0 Canada
Dominican Republic 3–0 Mexico
Standings (after 4 matches): Cuba, Dominican Republic 12 points, Argentina 6, Canada, Mexico 3, Chile 0.
Group B:
Puerto Rico 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil 3–0 Peru
United States 3–0 Costa Rica
Standings (after 4 matches): United States, Brazil 12 points, Puerto Rico, Peru 6, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 0.
= July 3, 2011 (Sunday)
=Auto racing
World Touring Car Championship:
Race of Portugal in Porto:
Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
Race 2: (1) Huff (2) Muller (3) Tiago Monteiro (POR) (Sunred Engineering; SEAT León)
Drivers' championship standings (after 6 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 227 points (2) Muller 198 (3) Menu 167
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
6 Hours of Imola in Imola, Italy: France #7 Peugeot Sport Total (Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Anthony Davidson (GBR)) France #8 Peugeot Sport Total (Franck Montagny (FRA), Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA)) Germany #1 Audi Sport Team Joest (Timo Bernhard (DEU), Marcel Fässler (SUI))
Basketball
EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland:
Bronze medal game: Czech Republic 56–63 France
Final: Russia 59–42 Turkey
Russia win the title for the third time and qualify for 2012 Olympic Tournament.
Turkey, France, Czech Republic and Croatia qualify for 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Cricket
Sri Lanka in England:
3rd ODI in London: England 246/7 (50 overs; Alastair Cook 119); Sri Lanka 249/4 (48.2 overs; Dinesh Chandimal 105*). Sri Lanka win by 6 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–1.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 2: Garmin–Cervélo 24' 48" BMC Racing Team + 4" Team Sky + 4"
General classification (after stage 2): (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 5h 06' 25" (2) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin–Cervélo) + 0" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1"
Field hockey
Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
7th place match: Germany 3–5 China
5th place match: England 2–0 Australia
3rd place match: South Korea 2–3 New Zealand
Final: Netherlands 3–3 (3–2 pen.) Argentina
Netherlands win the title for the sixth time.
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Group D (team in bold advances to quarterfinals):
Australia 3–2 Equatorial Guinea in Bochum
Brazil 3–0 Norway in Wolfsburg
Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Australia, Norway 3, Equatorial Guinea 0.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Chinese Taipei 3–2 (1–2) Malaysia. 4–4 on aggregate, Malaysia win on away goals.
Pakistan 0–0 (0–3) Bangladesh. Bangladesh win 3–0 on aggregate.
Laos 6–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4) Cambodia. Laos win 8–6 on aggregate.
Philippines 4–0 (1–1) Sri Lanka. Philippines win 5–1 on aggregate.
Palestine 1–1 (2–0) Afghanistan. Palestine win 3–1 on aggregate.
Macau 1–7 (0–6) Vietnam. Vietnam win 13–1 on aggregate.
Myanmar 2–0 (0–1) Mongolia. Myanmar win 2–1 on aggregate.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, first leg: U.S. Virgin Islands 2–0 British Virgin Islands
FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
Quarterfinals:
Uruguay 2–0 Uzbekistan in Monterrey
Japan 2–3 Brazil in Querétaro
Copa América in Argentina:
Group B:
Brazil 0–0 Venezuela in La Plata
Paraguay 0–0 Ecuador in Santa Fe
Golf
PGA Tour:
AT&T National in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania:
Winner: Nick Watney (USA) 267 (−13)
Watney wins his second PGA Tour title of the season and fourth of his career.
European Tour:
Alstom Open de France in Guyancourt, France:
Winner: Thomas Levet (FRA) 277 (−7)
Levet wins his sixth European Tour title.
Champions Tour:
Montreal Championship in Blainville, Quebec, Canada:
Winner: John Cook (USA) 195 (−21)
Cook wins his third Champions Tour title of the season, and eighth of his career.
Motorcycle racing
Moto GP:
Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy:
MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda)
Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 152 points (2) Lorenzo 133 (3) Dovizioso 119
Moto2: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) (2) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) (3) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Tech 3)
Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 147 points (2) Márquez 95 (3) Smith 79
125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) (2) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) (3) Maverick Viñales (ESP) (Aprilia)
Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Terol 153 points (2) Zarco 114 (3) Viñales 106
Taekwondo
World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics):
Men's +80 kg: Cha Dong-Min (KOR) Gadzhi Umarov (RUS) Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE)
Women's 57 kg: Tseng Pei-hua (TPE) Hou Yuzhuo (CHN) Ana Zaninović (CRO)
Tennis
Grand Slams:
Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 13:
Men's singles – Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Djokovic wins his first Wimbledon title, and the second Grand Slam title of the year and third overall.
Mixed doubles – Final: Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Iveta Benešová (CZE) [9] def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) [4] 6–3, 6–2
Melzer and Benešová win their first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles.
Girls' singles – Final: Ashleigh Barty (AUS) [12] def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) [3] 7–5, 7–6(3)
Barty wins her first girls' Grand Slam title.
Boys' doubles – Final: George Morgan (GBR) / Mate Pavić (CRO) [2] def. Oliver Golding (GBR) / Jiří Veselý (CZE) [1] 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Girls' doubles – Final: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Grace Min (USA) [2] def. Demi Schuurs (NED) / Tang Haochen (CHN) 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Final: Jacco Eltingh (NED) / Paul Haarhuis (NED) def. Jonas Björkman (SWE) / Todd Woodbridge (AUS) 3–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Ladies' Invitation Doubles Final: Lindsay Davenport (USA) / Martina Hingis (SUI) def. Martina Navratilova (USA) / Jana Novotná (CZE) 6–4, 6–4
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Final: Pat Cash (AUS) / Mark Woodforde (AUS) def. Jeremy Bates (GBR) / Anders Järryd (SWE) 6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Wheelchair men's doubles final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) / Ronald Vink (NED) [1] def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) 7–5, 6–2
Wheelchair women's doubles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) [1] def. Jiske Griffioen (NED) / Aniek van Koot (NED) [2] 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Volleyball
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Group A:
Cuba 3–0 Chile
Dominican Republic 3–0 Argentina
Canada 3–0 Mexico
Standings (after 3 matches): Dominican Republic, Cuba 9 points, Canada, Argentina, Mexico 3, Chile 0.
Group B:
Peru 3–0 Costa Rica
United States 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil 3–0 Puerto Rico
Standings (after 3 matches): Brazil, United States 9 points, Peru 6, Puerto Rico 3, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 0.
= July 2, 2011 (Saturday)
=Auto racing
Sprint Cup Series:
Coke Zero 400 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) David Ragan (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 586 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 581 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 576
Basketball
EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland:
7th place game: Latvia 56–75 Lithuania
5th place game (winner qualifies for 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament): Croatia 73–59 Montenegro
Cricket
India in the West Indies:
2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 5: India 201 & 269/6d (102 overs; Fidel Edwards 5/76); West Indies 190 & 202/7 (71.3 overs). Match drawn; India lead 3-match series 1–0.
Cycling
Grand Tours:
Tour de France, Stage 1: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 4h 41' 31" Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 3" Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) + 6"
Equestrianism
Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
6th Competition in Cascais (CSI 5*): Christian Ahlmann (GER) on Taloubet Z Luciana Diniz (POR) on Winningmood Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Chaman
Standings (after 6 of 10 competitions): (1) Beerbaum 186.5 points (2) Edwina Alexander (AUS) 155 (3) Diniz 149
Field hockey
Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the final):
Pool C:
Argentina 3–2 New Zealand
South Korea 0–2 Netherlands
Final standings: Netherlands 7 points, Argentina, Korea 4, New Zealand 1.
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Group C (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
North Korea 0–1 Sweden in Leverkusen
United States 3–0 Colombia in Sinsheim
Standings (after 2 matches): United States, Sweden 6 points, North Korea, Colombia 0.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
Timor-Leste 0–5 (1–2) Nepal in Kathmandu. Nepal win 7–1 on aggregate.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, first leg: Turks and Caicos Islands 0–4 Bahamas
Copa América in Argentina:
Group A in Jujuy: Colombia 1–0 Costa Rica
Canadian Championship Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Toronto FC 2–1 (1–1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Toronto win 3–2 on aggregate.
Toronto win the title for the third successive time.
Handball
Pan American Women's Championship in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil:
Bronze medal game: Cuba 37–27 Uruguay
Gold medal match: Argentina 16–35 Brazil
Brazil win the title for the seventh time. Argentina, Cuba and Uruguay qualify for the World Championship, along with hosts Brazil.
Mixed martial arts
UFC 132 in Las Vegas, United States:
Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (USA) (c) def. Urijah Faber (USA) via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 48–47)
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben (USA) def. Wanderlei Silva (BRA) via KO (punches)
Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz (USA) def. Ryan Bader (USA) via submission (guillotine choke)
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit (USA) def. Kim Dong-hyun (ROK) via TKO (flying knee and punches)
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver (GER) def. Matt Wiman (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Rugby union
Super Rugby finals:
Semi-finals:
In Brisbane: Reds 30–13 Blues
In Cape Town: Stormers 10–29 Crusaders
IRB Pacific Nations Cup, round 1:
Tonga 45–21 Fiji in Lautoka, Fiji
Samoa 34–15 Japan in Tokyo, Japan
Taekwondo
World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics):
Men's 80 kg: Ramin Azizov (AZE) Yousef Karami (IRI) Mauro Sarmiento (ITA)
Women's 49 kg: Wu Jingyu (CHN) Lucija Zaninović (CRO) Yang Shu-chun (TPE)
Tennis
Grand Slams:
Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 12:
Women's singles – Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) [8] def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5] 6–3, 6–4
Kvitová wins her first Grand Slam title, and becomes the first Czech woman since Jana Novotná at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Men's doubles – Final: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horia Tecău (ROM) [8] 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(2)
The Bryans win their second Wimbledon title and a record-equalling11th Grand Slam title in men's doubles, tying the all-time record of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.
Women's doubles – Final: Květa Peschke (CZE) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) [2] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6–3, 6–1
Peschke and Srebotnik win their first women's doubles Grand Slam title.
Boys' singles – Final: Luke Saville (AUS) [16] def. Liam Broady (GBR) [15] 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Saville wins his first boys' Grand Slam title.
Volleyball
FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to final round):
Pool A: United States 3–0 Puerto Rico
Final standings: Brazil 30 points, United States 23, Poland 18, Puerto Rico 1.
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Group A:
Dominican Republic 3–0 Chile
Canada 1–3 Argentina
Cuba 3–0 Mexico
Standings (after 2 matches): Dominican Republic, Cuba 6 points, Mexico, Argentina 3, Canada, Chile 0.
Group B:
Peru 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil 3–0 Costa Rica
United States 3–0 Puerto Rico
Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil, United States 6 points, Puerto Rico, Peru 3, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 0.
= July 1, 2011 (Friday)
=Auto racing
Nationwide Series:
Subway Jalapeño 250 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jason Leffler (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (3) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports)
Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 34 races): (1) Sorenson 610 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 603 (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 579
Basketball
EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland:
Classification round: Montenegro 68–59 Lithuania
Semifinals:
Russia 85–53 Czech Republic
Turkey 68–62 (OT) France
Cricket
Sri Lanka in England:
2nd ODI in Leeds: Sri Lanka 309/5 (50 overs; Mahela Jayawardene 144); England 240 (45.5 overs). Sri Lanka win by 69 runs; 5-match series tied 1–1.
India in the West Indies:
2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 4: India 201 & 229/3 (89 overs); West Indies 190. India lead by 240 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
Field hockey
Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Pool D:
China 1–4 Germany
England 3–2 Australia
Final standings: England 7 points, Australia 4, Germany 3, China 2.
Football (soccer)
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
Group B (team in bold advances to quarterfinals):
Japan 4–0 Mexico in Leverkusen
New Zealand 1–2 England in Dresden
Standings (after 2 matches): Japan 6 points, England 4, Mexico 1, New Zealand 0.
Copa América in Argentina:
Group A in La Plata: Argentina 1–1 Bolivia
Taekwondo
World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics):
Men's 68 kg: Servet Tazegül (TUR) Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (IRN) Diogo Silva (BRA)
Women's +67 kg: Gwladys Épangue (FRA) An Sae-Bom (KOR) Anastasia Baryshnikova (RUS)
Tennis
Grand Slams:
Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 11:
Men's Singles Semi-finals:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Nadal reaches his fifth Wimbledon final in six years, and 13th Grand Slam final overall.
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [12] 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–7(9), 6–3
Djokovic reaches his first Wimbledon final, and fifth Grand Slam final overall. In doing so, Djokovic becomes the world number 1 player in the ATP rankings.
Volleyball
FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to final round):
Pool A: United States 3–2 Puerto Rico
Standings: Brazil 30 points (12 matches), United States 20 (11), Poland 18 (12), Puerto Rico 1 (11).
Pool B:
Bulgaria 2–3 Russia
Germany 3–0 Japan
Final standings: Russia 31 points, Bulgaria 22, Germany 15, Japan 4.
Pool C: Finland 3–0 Portugal
Final standings: Argentina 25 points, Serbia 21, Finland 17, Portugal 9.
Pool D:
Italy 0–3 Cuba
France 3–0 South Korea
Final standings: Italy 28 points, Cuba 23, France 11, Korea 10.
Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico:
Group A:
Cuba 3–1 Argentina
Dominican Republic 3–0 Canada
Chile 0–3 Mexico
Group B:
Puerto Rico 3–0 Costa Rica
Brazil 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago
United States 3–0 Peru
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